Problem using scp to copy files between Macs

I've been trying to copy a folder hierarchy containing a slew of icon files between two of my Macs. Using scp has proven to be futile.
The command line I'm using is
scp -r -p -C -E [email protected]:/Icons /Icons
After a number of files are copied I receive the following error message on a file and all thereafter:
./icons/Agrapha-Christmas/Boxes: Too many open files
More specifically the "too many open files" message.
I am using Tiger 10.4.7
What am I doing wrong here?

One more piece of information. I ran scp with the verbose switch and have attached a portion of the feedback showing successfull copies followed by the error which occurs on all subsequent files:
Entering directory: D0777 0 Adobe CS Icons
Sending file modes: C0644 6148 .DS_Store
.DS_Store 100% 6148 6.0KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Adobe CS Icons/..DSStore, /tmp/scp.md.DJyatJ, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 82 ..DSStore
..DSStore 100% 82 0.1KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/..DSStore.N8P, /icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/.DS_Store, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 68489 Adobe CS Box.icns
Adobe CS Box.icns 100% 67KB 66.9KB/s 00:01
copyfile(/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Box.icns, /tmp/scp.md.00r28e, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 70745 ._Adobe CS Box.icns
._Adobe CS Box.icns 100% 69KB 69.1KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Box.icns.K7Q, /icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/Adobe CS Box.icns, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 56691 Adobe CS Folder 2.icns
Adobe CS Folder 2.icns 100% 55KB 55.4KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Folder 2.icns, /tmp/scp.md.EgDDb2, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 58947 ._Adobe CS Folder 2.icns
._Adobe CS Folder 2.icns 100% 58KB 57.6KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Folder 2.icns.hrC, /icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/Adobe CS Folder 2.icns, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 57330 Adobe CS Folder 3.icns
Adobe CS Folder 3.icns 100% 56KB 56.0KB/s 00:01
copyfile(/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Folder 3.icns, /tmp/scp.md.rDiEBy, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 59586 ._Adobe CS Folder 3.icns
._Adobe CS Folder 3.icns 100% 58KB 58.2KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Folder 3.icns.5nC, /icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/Adobe CS Folder 3.icns, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 56289 Adobe CS Folder.icns
Adobe CS Folder.icns 100% 55KB 55.0KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Folder.icns, /tmp/scp.md.CVrek6, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 58545 ._Adobe CS Folder.icns
._Adobe CS Folder.icns 100% 57KB 57.2KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Folder.icns.JMp, /icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/Adobe CS Folder.icns, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 54831 Adobe CS Logo.icns
Adobe CS Logo.icns 100% 54KB 53.6KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Logo.icns, /tmp/scp.md.keUSYq, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 57087 ._Adobe CS Logo.icns
._Adobe CS Logo.icns 100% 56KB 55.8KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/._Adobe CS Logo.icns.M39, /icons/icons/Adobe CS Icons/Adobe CS Logo.icns, UNPACK)
Entering directory: D0777 0 Agrapha-Christmas
Sending file modes: C0644 12292 .DS_Store
.DS_Store 100% 12KB 12.0KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/..DSStore, /tmp/scp.md.1s6tDJ, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 82 ..DSStore
..DSStore 100% 82 0.1KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/..DSStore.Jmw, /icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/.DS_Store, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 0 Angel
Angel 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/._Angel, /tmp/scp.md.hueGHQ, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 44820 ._Angel
._Angel 100% 44KB 43.8KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/._Angel.ZDF, /icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/Angel, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 0 Basket
Basket 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/._Basket, /tmp/scp.md.8NWfFT, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 49608 ._Basket
._Basket 100% 48KB 48.5KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/._Basket.eIY, /icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/Basket, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 0 Boxes
Boxes 100% 0 0.0KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/._Boxes, /tmp/scp.md.oWFB8k, PACK)
Sending file modes: C0400 46314 ._Boxes
._Boxes 100% 45KB 45.2KB/s 00:00
copyfile(/icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/._Boxes.GGu, /icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/Boxes, UNPACK)
Sending file modes: C0777 0 Broach
/icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/Broach: Too many open files
Sending file modes: C0777 0 Candy Cane
/icons/icons/Agrapha-Christmas/Candy Cane: Too many open files
Starting with the Broach file, all subsequent files display the error "too many open files".

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