. The Canadian field-naturalist. ^^^%t. V1 ' ^â %i'- Ij. <?' Youn Kennicot's screech owl and the rock blenny taken from its crop. Goose Island, June 30, 1948. tide. From all appearances this bird was visually searching for food in the seaweed where species of blenny lie after the tide has fallen. Crop analyses of the five specimens taken on the islands seem to tie in the above activities with fishing. In one immature bird was a complete rock blenny (Xiphister jnu- cosus) some 5^/2 inches in length. One of the adults had the remains of small un- identified fishes in the crop (probably b


. The Canadian field-naturalist. ^^^%t. V1 ' ^â %i'- Ij. <?' Youn Kennicot's screech owl and the rock blenny taken from its crop. Goose Island, June 30, 1948. tide. From all appearances this bird was visually searching for food in the seaweed where species of blenny lie after the tide has fallen. Crop analyses of the five specimens taken on the islands seem to tie in the above activities with fishing. In one immature bird was a complete rock blenny (Xiphister jnu- cosus) some 5^/2 inches in length. One of the adults had the remains of small un- identified fishes in the crop (probably blen- ny). One crop was empty, the two remain- ing contained fragments of the following beetles: Ceruchus striatus, Zacotus matheiosi, Plectrum spinicauda and a species of Pteros- Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club


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