with the brown bark of the 

 trees and melting in with the 

 dull green of the needles, a 

 marked instance of protective 

 coloring. They do not seem to 

 care for oaks at all, although 

 there are many large specimens 

 near by. It may be that there 

 is something about this particu- 

 lar species of pine which at- 

 tracts them; it is found no- 

 where else on the coast, or in 

 fact, in the whole world. Or it 

 might be possible that the com- 

 bination of pines, sheltered 

 climate, and perennial flowers 

 influenced them long ago to 

 winter at this place; although 

 they first were known here years 

 before the town of Pacific 

 Grove was founded and gar- 



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