Image: Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley (1904) (14568762209)

Description: Identifier: handbookofbirds00bail (find matches) Title: Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley Year: 1904 (1900s) Authors: Bailey, Florence Merriam, b. 1863 Subjects: Birds -- West (U.S.) Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and company Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: Insects. The black swift has been found l)reeding on inaccessible cliffs invarious parts of the west, but little that is peculiar has been discov-ered about its habits except that it is less noisy tiian most of theswifts. A nest was accidentally discovered by Mr. Vrooman atSanta Cruz when collecting cormorants eggs on the cliffs. Mr. Kathbun says the swifts may be seen circling about above thecity of Seattle, rarely being seen, except when rain thre^itens. lowerthan from 3000 to 5000 feet. 230 SWIFTS GENUS CHiETURA. General Characters. â Tail less than half as long as wing-, rounded oreven, the feathers usually with distinct spines ; wing less than 5.50; tar-sus and toes naked, hind toe directed backward. KEY TO SPECIES. 1. Wing 5 or more. Eastern pelagica, p. 230. r. Wing decidedly less than 5. Pacific to Sierra Nevada. vauxii, p. 231. 423. Chsetura pelagica (Linn.). Chimney Swift. Sooty gray, the throat paler. Length : 4.75-5.50, wing 5.00-5.25, tail,including spines, 1.90-2.15. Text Appearing After Image: SWIFTS 231 Distribution. â Breeds in eastern North Araerica from northern Mani-toba and Labrador southward, west to the Great Plains ; migrates beyondthe United States as far as Yucatan and Jalapa, Mexico. Nest. â A wall pocket of twigs, glued tog-ether with saliva and fas-tened to inside of hollow tree or chimney. Egys: 4 to (i, white. Food.â Insects. The eastern chimney swifts are said to be common in westernKansas. They are dark little birds who row through the air likeracers, twittering sociably as they go. Sometimes as you watchthem on a village street you will see them suddenly stop short andpitch down the black mouth of a chimney, for it is now only themost old-fashioned ones who nest in hollow trees. . . . There isactually no record of their alighting anywhere except in a hollowtree or a chimney. They even gather their nesting materials on thewing, breaking off bits of twig in their feet, and it is said with theirbills, literally, in passing. ... It would be quite imposs Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley (1904) (14568762209)
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