. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . of the thing. In this way an endless imxession of Scaups. Mallards. Teal,Shovellers, and tanvas-backs, was hurried along bef. to re-alight well up stream;but some. Mutlerballs, Mergansers, and such, preferreil the exhilaration of therajiitls themselves, (llancing upstream, we noted what appeared lo Ik* a log,tinning lazily with the shifting of the ciureut. Judge of unr surprise when, atclose quarters, the log resolved itself into a comjiact mass of Owls, a hundredor so at leas
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . of the thing. In this way an endless imxession of Scaups. Mallards. Teal,Shovellers, and tanvas-backs, was hurried along bef. to re-alight well up stream;but some. Mutlerballs, Mergansers, and such, preferreil the exhilaration of therajiitls themselves, (llancing upstream, we noted what appeared lo Ik* a log,tinning lazily with the shifting of the ciureut. Judge of unr surprise when, atclose quarters, the log resolved itself into a comjiact mass of Owls, a hundredor so at least. They made a ])relty sight with their new spring suits and theirglistening ivory bills, each crowding his neighbor like Ixiys on a Ixib-sled. Asthey swept past we conlil almost lKlie\e that the leader shouted. Isnt thissjwrt! Great! we answered. Royal sport it certainly was. and the birdstook their ducking in the rapids with the best of humor, altho the companywas badly broken u]) by the jiounding of the waters. We foimd them half an. Takem in Douglat i »Hnf>. IlIKU TIK COOT DID HOT TAKi WKLL (tlJtTI Ar,AilIU> AT Till LCTT IXICITIKC Till LA>T KICK. TIK WIIITK rATCII roKMIU •> Till TIM or Till • ICOMDAKIU tllo»IKC riJIIKLT. THE AMERICAN COOT. 615 hour later preening their feathers on a gravelly shoal and discussing, doubt-less, their thrilling experience. Every one is familiar with the shuflfing manner in which a Coot risesfrom the water, floundering and kicking to get up steam; then lumbering offat a low height only to splash down again at what it supposes a safe the S])ell of persecution the birds learn to get up more nimbly, and
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