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Title: The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928 Bowles, John Hooper Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946
Subjects: Birds -- Washington (State)
Publisher: Seattle : Occidental Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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erritorv could support such wholesale brigandage: but at the height of theseason, one may see a dozen birds in the course of a steamboat ride fromTacoma to Seattle, or a hundred between Seattle and Xictoria. The Jaegersare not dependent alone upon forced charity, for they devour offal on shore,or glean tidbits from the surface of tlie water, quite after the fashion of othergulls. Upon discovering a morsel belnw, the Jaeger checks its flight suddenly,with a disi)lav of the characteristic tail-feathers wdiich is (;uite gratifying tothe watchful student, and it settles daintily iq^on the water to investigate atleisure or to snatch and rise with ))erfect grace. In its northern himie. thelowlands and coastal marshes of Alaska, it is said to hunt a great deal inshore,where it catches shrew-mice, lemmings, and even small birds. It is also veryfond of eggs, and destroys great numbers of them in the course of a season,not onlv those of kittiwakes and murres, I)ut nf ducks and snipe as well. On
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ow u 712 THE PACIFIC KITTIWAKE. cloudv daws or in the Arctic twilight, preceding the time of departure for theSotitli, these birds are said to utter doleful wailing cries, interspersed withharsh shrieks; and these are aiimng the most characteristic sounds to be heardin the teeming, tragic North. No. 289. PACIFIC KITTIWAKE. A. O. V. Xo. 40. Rissa tridactjia pollicaris Kidgw. Synonym.—K1TT1 wak!■; Giix. Description.—Adult in siiiiuiicr: General jjlumage pure white, the mantledeep pcarl-grav : five outer primaries with terminal portion black, the Ijreadth ofblack area on first primary about three inches, decreasing to .85 in the fifth: thefirst black on the outer web also; the fourth and fifth narrowly tipped with white;bill light yellow clouded with olivaceous; legs and feet blackish; the hind toe welldeveloped but minute: iris reddish brown; eye-ring red. Adult in zviiiter: Simi-lar, but sides of head and hind-neck overlaid with dark gray or plumbeous, andwith plumbeous-slate aro

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