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sions in this career of painting Indians ; a superficial acquaint¬ 
ance, in one-way, r but enabled by unspoiled eyes to arrive at 
the foundations of comprehension. C. F. F. 
Birds of Southern California. 
BY ELIZABETH AND JOSEPH CRINN ELL. 
Authors of "Our Feathered Friends." 
THE TOWHEE. 
There is uo more lovable bird in all Southern California 
than Anthony’s Towhee. He is sometimes called “the brown 
robin,’’ on account of a fancied likeness to the common robin. 
The towhee is of a dull brown in color, save a rusty red or 
tawny patch under the tail, and a mottled throat-patch not ob¬ 
servable at a distance. The bill is short and conical, and when 
on the ground the bird appears to rest its breast on its feet, 
giving it a squatty figure. The towhee is not admired for its 
song, since an abrupt metallic chirp is as much as it .seems to 
know. It is for 
its gentle and 
fearless charac¬ 
ter that it is ap¬ 
preciated. The 
towhee may be 
seen anywhere 
in the arroyos 
and foothills, 
but is at home 
in anybody’s 
grounds, where 
its confidence 
attracts the at- 
tention of 
strangers. It 
is seldom on 
the wing, never 
very high in 
air, choosing 
to walk rather 
than fly. It 
will not fly un¬ 
less cornered. 
When running, 
it hops rapidly, 
with a sidewise 
appearance 
like a dog on a 
C. M. Davis Eug. Co. TOWHEE-FROM LIFE. trOt. It re- 
