. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . Xew ^ork and Massachusetts. Range in Washington.—East-side, cdumicin summer resident and migrant,hreedint; in rppcr Simoran and Transition lifc-zdues; casual west of the Cascades. Migrations.—Sf^iiiig: Ahtanuni. .March 13. itpo; Brewster, .\pril 6. : iacoma, Se])tcml)er 23. 1899. Authorities.— \.ltliciic CKiiiciilaria. , .\11. jH. IT. p. 157, 158,Fort Dalles. .\ot \ | ( )\vl, jnhnson, Rej). Gov. \V. (1885), Bendire, Life H
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . Xew ^ork and Massachusetts. Range in Washington.—East-side, cdumicin summer resident and migrant,hreedint; in rppcr Simoran and Transition lifc-zdues; casual west of the Cascades. Migrations.—Sf^iiiig: Ahtanuni. .March 13. itpo; Brewster, .\pril 6. : iacoma, Se])tcml)er 23. 1899. Authorities.— \.ltliciic CKiiiciilaria. , .\11. jH. IT. p. 157, 158,Fort Dalles. .\ot \ | ( )\vl, jnhnson, Rej). Gov. \V. (1885), Bendire, Life Hist. X. A. , 1. iH()2. p. T. Sr. D^ Ss. Ss-. J. P. E. Specimens.—(U. of \V.) P. Prov. C. PN. A I)A\ cm the cattle range in eastern W, ashington is almost certain to bevaried by the sight of a Groinid Owl, which first cliatters valorously fromthe mouth of its burrow, and then either di\es below or flees to some distantsage to]). Or, if it holds its own at the home mound, it bows and clucks in afashicin which is eccentric rather than pnlite. Of its absurd apjiearance Cones says*: Their hg-. lire is peculiar willi their lung ieijs and short tail ; the clementof the griites(|uei,s never wanting;it is hard to saywhether llic\ li » ikmost kulicrous asthe} stand stilflyerect and nmiidn-less, o\- when theysuddenly turn tailId duck into ahole, dr when en-gagcil in their \a-ridus antics. ]->oltupright du whatmay lie imaginedt h e i r rdstrum, they gaze about with a bland and self-satisiied. but earnest air. as if about toaddress an audience upon a subject of great pith and moment. Thev suddenlybow low witli profound gra\ity. and rising as abruptly, they begin td twitch Taken in Ilniglm L uitnty. Fnuto by tlic .-Inthot-. ON a. Hirds of tlie Kurtliwest, 1S74, pp. 326-7. THE BURROWING OWL. 487 their face and roll their eyes about in the most mysterious manner, gesticulat-ing wildly, every now and then bending forward till the breast almost touchesthe
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