. Birds and nature . itary in its habits, exceptduring the breeding season, and is almostas destructive as that bird which is con- sidered the most destructive of all theOwls. The Owl has long been an inspirationto the poets, due to its odd appearanceand uncanny actions during the daylighthours, the wise expression of its face, andits quiet flight during the weird hours ofthe night. The lark is but a bumpkin fowl; He sleeps in liis nest till morn;But my blessing upon the jolly owl That all night blows his horn. THE OWL. When cats run home and light is come, And dew is cold upon the ground, And
. Birds and nature . itary in its habits, exceptduring the breeding season, and is almostas destructive as that bird which is con- sidered the most destructive of all theOwls. The Owl has long been an inspirationto the poets, due to its odd appearanceand uncanny actions during the daylighthours, the wise expression of its face, andits quiet flight during the weird hours ofthe night. The lark is but a bumpkin fowl; He sleeps in liis nest till morn;But my blessing upon the jolly owl That all night blows his horn. THE OWL. When cats run home and light is come, And dew is cold upon the ground, And the far-off stream is dumb, And the whirring sail goes round, And the whirring sail goes round; Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits. When merry milkmaids click the latch,And rarely smells the new-mown hay,And the cock hath sung beneath the thatchTwice or thrice his roundelay,Twice or thrice his roundelay;Alone and warming his five wits,The white owl in the belfrv sits. -Alfred PROM COL. CHI. ACAD SCIENCES 370 LONG-CRESTED JAY. (Cyanocitta stelleri macrolopha.) Nearly Life-size. COPVRIGHT 1900, BVA. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO. 201 THE LONG-CRESTED JAY. {Cyanocitta stelleri niacrolopha.) The family (Corvidae) of birds towhich the long-crested jay belongs in-cludes not only the jays but also thecrows, the ravens, the magpies and therooks. It is a cosmopolitan familywith the exception that no representa-tives are found in New Zealand. Itincludes over two hundred species ofwhich about twenty-five are inhabitantsof North America. Strictly speaking,none of the species are migratory, ex-cepting those whose range carries themto regions of severe winters. Some ofthe species are well protected by softand thick coats of down and feathers,and as they are generous in their selec-tion of food, eating varieties that maybe procured at any season, they do notneed to move from place to place butmay remain resident throughout theyear. The jays differ from the cro
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