. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . f slaughter. !xciled screams publish thenews still more widely, if the pros|)ect is a goodone. aixl a thousand birds may join the feastbefore the bewildered (ish realizethat they are furnishing liothmirth and meat, and go l)el<)\ Indians take pro|)er ad-\.Ullage of this fish-finding |)ro-peiisity on the part of the gulls,and when the birds follow thesmelt ashore at Push, a shoutruns thru the village, ami theseines ate hurrieil out. When the binls are surfeited,.icc
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . f slaughter. !xciled screams publish thenews still more widely, if the pros|)ect is a goodone. aixl a thousand birds may join the feastbefore the bewildered (ish realizethat they are furnishing liothmirth and meat, and go l)el<)\ Indians take pro|)er ad-\.Ullage of this fish-finding |)ro-peiisity on the part of the gulls,and when the birds follow thesmelt ashore at Push, a shoutruns thru the village, ami theseines ate hurrieil out. When the binls are surfeited,.iccording to Mr. Iowles. a gameof tag is indulged in. r)ne catchesa herring, and instead of eating it,flies with the fish banging fromlis bill, past three or four com-rades. These accept the challenge,ami rush madly after, while the pursued goes thru all sorts of e\olu-tions in .seeking to elude them. If the order of chase is rc-verseil. ami the game goes merrily on until all are tired. The fish, or tagtrophy, is not eaten, but is dropped upon the play-ground in ;» conditiondecidedlv the worse for Ciaflt (irmeyard Croup. Photo by the Author. ANAKS A wnTCI!! niLI. ON TIIK »tMMIT. /. THE HERRING GULL. 729 No. GULL. A. O. U. No. 31. Lams argentatiis Iontoppidan. Description.—Adult in summer: Mantle deep pearl-gray; primaries exten-sively blackish, the first quill white basally on inner web, and with a large, round-ed, subterminal white spot on inner web, and narrowly tipped, or not. with white;the basal white of succeeding quills gradually encroaching on the black, but alwaysmore extensive on the inner web until the seventh (|uill is reached, in which theblack is nearly obsolete; the second to sixth quills tipped with white; remainingplumage entirely white; bill bright chrome with vermilion spot near angle, andsometimes black traces; feet and legs purplish flesh-color. Adult in -<^intcr:Similar but head and neck streaked with brownis
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