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TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REMINISCENCES. 105
its co(uti-, th Ia wu t white o-al
shaped eggs, were about three times
larger than a dove egg and the
voung chaparrall," only a day or
two old, when first seen, July 2nd,
was of a lealden-dark and bluish
lotly color and nearly nude. The
nest was not disturbed in taking a
view of it later at close range
with extra near focusing lens. The
inside of the nest was snugly
outlined with short-cut particles
of straw-perhaps of Johnson grass
from a closeby Johnson grass
pasture. The nest with this ''"chap-ver\ near to() sccturing snapshot
of an old hen on its nest at close
range-about, feet off; but some
limbs and foliage prevented the
full view and the chaparral hen
suddenly escaped the nest in the
moment of lifting the camera.
It was a beautiful sight to see the
large chaparral hen with its long,
greenish, g litterin g, white
and black striped tail erected
nearly in a straight line outside
of its nest; its large and
beautiful black eyes and long beak,
sitting there on its breeding nest,Ner IN Hr S TIf' "IIIu T . (1r C I IIAPARIRAL. Cu K Wi Yoxto- Cm:crt AlwtlUIr FIFTEiEN I).AYS OLa,
n oNI) "'wo txI : V[1I.nPIllD E )s;:; (at Close I cus and -Iout Normat Sizearrai" about 15 lays old, when I
took the ]photo, lbing near the
center of a thick buslh w ith but
rather dim light, the photo is
not quite as clear as desired. The
main body of the nest was securely
adjusted "witl Ib broken branches of
the yellow berry-bearing bush
between the branches and leaves
of the large and I)road bush,
which was laden wit h the sweet
and eatable v(ellow 1 erries.
On another oc casioni after taking
the view seen in this book in
company with a friend, I cameand how, with a sudden movement
and swift jump with out-spread
wings, lthe chaparal hen flew in
a long straight line to the ground,
where it ran as fast as a horse,
and midst loud and characteristic
rattling sounds disappeared in the
brushy jungles.
As to its habits, I have no
literature whatever on this typical
bird of the wild prairie plains,
and the following are some original
observations gleaned from recol-
lections of older times during
outings and hunting trips.,,
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Menger, R. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses, book, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143558/m1/109/?q=menger: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.