xxvi ILLUSTRATIONS 



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SwAlNSON Hawk. " Wait silently until the prey appears " . 151 



Burrowing Owl. " They converse in soft love notes '' . 176 



EoAD-RrNNER . . . . . To face page 181 



California Cuckoo. "He was busy feasting where the tent 



caterpillars nested " . . . . . 187 



NiGHTHAWK. " Crept back as often as she was driven away " 196 



Say Phosbe. " The industrious little mother repairs the nest " . 201 

 Grat-crow.s" EB Leucosticte. ' ' Searching in the sn ow for beetles 



and bugs " . ... ... . . . . 210 



Large-billed Sparrow. " It haunts the wharves and break- 

 waters " . 219 

 Western Lark Sparrow. "The singer" . . 221 

 GoLDEN-OEOWXED SPARROW. "Their food is chiefly weed seeds 



and winter berries " . . 226 



Thureer Junco. " They protested with plaintive calls " . . 232 



Sage Sparrow. " He sings to his mate, not to you " .... 238 

 Desert Song Sparrow. " In rain or shine, he is the same jolly 



fellow" . . 241 



TowNSEND Sparrow. " The way he digs for his supper " 246 



Green-tailed Towheb. " A manner distinctly his own ' . 252 

 Black-headed Grosbeak. "His little brown throat swelling 



with music "... .... 254 



American Pipit. " Up to the very highest peaks they wander " 263 



Wa^er Ouzel, or American Dipper To face page 264 



Lf.conte Thrasher. " He loves the ban-enncss of the desmt" . 274 



Cactus Wren. " A long, purse-shaped aff'air " 278 



Tule Ween ... To face pa^e 289 



Sierra Creeper. " He offers his sweetheart a fat grub " . . 295 



Californian Bush-tit ... . To face page 298 

 Townsend Solitaire. "Remained there singing when the 



shadows of evening closed over the scene" . . 304 

 RDS.SET-BACKED Thrush. " Only at twilight and in the earliest 



dawn may one hear the rich sweet song of this shy singer ' . 307 



Varied Theu.sh. " Silent and shy " . . . 312 



Belted Kingfisher. " He strikes again and again " . . . 31. "i 



ARKAN.SAS Kingbird. '■ Watching with a great show of alertness ' 319 



