. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . at the notes of ditierenl S])ccies are distincti\-c; or tliat eaclis])ecics ])ossesses a cnusideralile \iicahnlar\, witii which tri \-oice the major ciiiolions. Thisfact was forcedhome u|)ou tliew rite r onlywlien he lav incamp, a \-olun-tary Crusoe fora week, on abird rock of thelower , sincethere was n(.)th-iuQ- to be heardsa\e the mur-muring voicesnf the sea, thehissing ofPigeon Guille-mots, and thenotes of the(.^7 1 a 11 c o u s -winged Gulls,it is not sur-prisi
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . at the notes of ditierenl S])ccies are distincti\-c; or tliat eaclis])ecics ])ossesses a cnusideralile \iicahnlar\, witii which tri \-oice the major ciiiolions. Thisfact was forcedhome u|)ou tliew rite r onlywlien he lav incamp, a \-olun-tary Crusoe fora week, on abird rock of thelower , sincethere was n(.)th-iuQ- to be heardsa\e the mur-muring voicesnf the sea, thehissing ofPigeon Guille-mots, and thenotes of the(.^7 1 a 11 c o u s -winged Gulls,it is not sur-prising that thelast-named be-gan to fall intosome sort ofo r d e r , withdawning signif-icances, as theweek drew toits close. At therisk of wearying the reader, since the experience is possibly unic|ue, I ventureto enumerate the leading sounds, or phrases, of this little-known gull tongue; The biulc-qiialciii;/ iiotrs—harsh, unmusical, and of iiKiderate pitch, usedto express distrust and continued disappro\-al. During deli\-ery the mandiblesare brought together three m- fnur times in moderate succession. This is the. / Taken in RoSiirio Strait. Photo by II. /.. SM.^RTY. THE GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL. 723 ordinary scolding, or distress cry, of characteristic and unitMrm pitch, savethat it is raised to a higher key when tlie speaker becomes \-ehenient. Thephrase varies from three to five notes, and is uttered in the following cadences:kak-ako; kaka, kaka; kaka kakka; kakak, kakakak; kak-a-kak-a-ka. Kazik.—A note of inquiry or mere communication; has many modifica-tions and varies from a short trumpet note to the succeeding. Klook.—A sepulchral note of unfailing interest but uncertain meaning.
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