. Uccelli della California; un'introduzione a più di trecento uccelli comuni dello stato e delle isole adiacenti, con un elenco supplementare di migranti rari, visitatori accidentali, e sottospecie ipotetiche. Uccelli giovani mong, per theyare dointly formato gosslings in miniatura con becco d'oca e tutto. Questo disegno di legge endsin una punta peaily ed il giovane dovesare coperto con corto, cottony, bianco giù, attraverso il quale la pelle gialla è ap-genitore. Themother uccelli areeboth timido andstupido, forthey in-variably tradire il loro nido a * n. i .<. ,i 316. Lutto dove. Volare quando, se re- ^Aplaiform0/st

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. Birds of California; an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . mong young birds, for theyare daintily formed miniature goslingswith goose bill and all. This bill endsin a peaily tip, and the young dovesare covered with short, cottony, white down, through whichthe yellow skin is ap-parent. Themother birds areboth shy andstupid, forthey will in-variably betray their nest a * n. i .<. , i 316. Mourning Dove. flying off when, if they re- ^Aplaiform0/stixks, , mained quiet, it might not be noticed. I know of no birds who desert their eggsand young so readily. The mother bird is also a slackhousekeeper, and so. loosely is the nest built that theeggs may nearly always be-seen from below. In twoinstances Mr. P. W. Smith, of Greenville, Illinois, foundthese birds occupying old robins nests, and once hediscovered two of their eggs in the home of a thrasher, which also contained one thrasher egg. * In spite of these well-authenticated instances, and thefact that I have found Mourning Doves brooding theiryoung in a kingbirds old nest thickly lined with sheeps. 134 LAND BIRDS wool, I believe such cases are uncommon; the birdusually builds her own home, and returns to it two yearsin succession, if not molested. II.—BIRDS OF PREY 324. CALIFORNIA VULTURE, OR CONDOR. Gymnogyps californianus. Family : The Vultures. Length: 44.00-55.00 ; extent 8J feet to nearly 11 feet. Adults: Head and neck covered with a warty orange skin; bill pale yellow; plumage black ; wing-coverts tipped with white ; under wing-coverts pure white.Young: Like adults, but naked skin and bill black ; more or less cov-ered with sooty gray down.Downy Young: Covered .with white cottony down ; bill yellow.Geographical Distribution: Coast ranges of Southern California from Monterey County to Mexico.Breeding Range: Breeds in the mountainous distiiets throughout its habitat.

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