The Wandering Tattler 



General Range. — Breeds from south-central Alaska to the Macmillan River 

 in Yukon, and south along rocky coasts, probably to Washington. Winters throughout 

 Oceanica and on islands along the Pacific Coast of America from southern California 

 to the Galapagos. 



Distribution in California. — Common spring and falTmigrant touching upon 

 exposed and rocky portions of the coast and the islands. Sparingly resident in winter 

 upon the Santa Barbara Islands. Malingerers, presumably non-breeders, occur 

 throughout the summer. 



Authorities. — Cooper (Heteroscelus brevipes). Am. Nat., vol. iv., 1871, p. 758 

 (Monterey); Henshaw, Geog. Surv. W. 100th Merid., 1876, p. 272 (Santa Cruz Id., 

 habits, actions); Howell, Pac. Coast Avifauna, no. 12, 1917, p. 48 (s. Calif. ids.) ; Grin- 

 nett, Bryant, and Storer, Game Birds Calif., 1918, p. 422 (desc, occurrence, habits, etc.). 



WANDERING TATTLERS 



TO CHRISTEN a bird "wandering" is to make all birdmen god- 

 fathers in interest; for what about any bird more captivates the imagina- 

 tion than its disposition, and ability, to wander? This Tattler should 

 be the patron saint and emblem of all who love the wild, and especially 

 of those who, having once been upon the bosom of the broad Pacific, 

 feel evermore the ebb and flow of salt water in their veins. Attu , Shamshu , 

 Baranoff, Laysan, Marcus Island, Odgovigamut — these are all the same 

 to H. incanus. His grip is always packed and his ticket always purchased 

 for whatever clime, rock, or strand he takes a fancy to. Nor need he 



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