THE OREGON NATURALIST. 157 



SERPULA DiANTHUS. NOTES FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE 



Tliis worm I mentioned at some length in WILLAMETTE AND COLUMBIA 



one of my foimer jinpers find will not Hescrilie RIVERS. 



it again here. Its cnjoked tubes were often 



fo\ind, on the heache-;, twisted around stones. The advance guard of the Western Golden- 



PODARKE OBSURA. crowned Kinglets was first observed on the 



A small woini whicli was taken among the morning of September 23rd. They had likely 



"eel grass" with dipnet. They are very dark crossed the Columbia from Washington the 



in color. preceeding night, — that is, if the statement of 



LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS. some writers that Kinglets migrate by night is 



This is the interesting animal whi;h has reliable, 



caused so much discussion in the scientific To me it seems wonderful that such a small 



world. piece of vitality can successfully brave the long 



The question is whether the "horseshoe miie of water which separates the Oregon and 



rial',"" as L. polyphenuis is commonly called, Washington shores. Especially so, when we 



is a CI ustacean or arachnidan, and many able consider that usually this little insect hunter 



arguments have been offered on both sides, never flies more than one or two hundred yards 



I believe that there are still doubts as to its when getting his breakf;\st — which occupation, 



position in the scale of invertbrates though by by the wav, lasts nil day so that in reality 



most naturalists it is placed among the Regulns eats but one meal, 



crustaceans. As far as my observations extend they 



It receives us common name of "horse foot" confine themselves generally to the fir trees, 



or "horse shoe crab"' from the resemblance of scrutinizing every nook and cranny of the bark 



the outline of the ce halothorax to the foot of and needles, in search, no doubt, of some rare 



a horse entomological specimen, performing the while 



It has a widt range exten ling from Maine acrobatic feats worthy of any tit-mouse, spite 



to Florida. the fact that our scientists say that Regulus 



The "king crab, ' another of its common must not be placed with the Parida;. 



names, is common on sandy and muddy shores Some birds are not early risers, but no such 



as many batners, who have stepped on the tip false accusation can be brought against our 



of the long "tail" could testify. It burrows little Satrapa. Almost before the winter night 



just beneath the surface and the sharp point has finished gathering up the folds of her 



of the caudal spine can make a good sized hole cold starry-decked garments, the ''Tsee, 



in the naked foot of any person who may be tsee, tsee" of a Kinglet may be heard announc- 



so unfortunate as to come in contact with it. ing to his fellows and the world in general that 



The many sfiiall animals and worms living breakfast is ready and that he is already 



in the mud form the main part of its food, partaking thereof. 



L. polyphemus posesses great vitality not only D. C. B. 



in the adult form but also the eggs which are ^ • 1 '■ Ti '• ~c 1 .u 



. ''^ Quartz mclosmg rutile is found among the 



laid in the sand and, being uncovered twice , , , , , 1 . ,. \t ■ , 



,,,,.,, ^ washed pebbles and agates at vaquma bay, 



each day by the tide, lay exposed to the action ^ o ^ •. 1 • .u ^-i • 



■' •' ' / 1 v^ i. c di^iiuii Q,.g„Qj, Some of It showing the rutile m very 



of the elements. 



My father remembers the time when the 



handsome hair like form. 



large one were gathered, at spawning season, A number of quail and ring-neck pheasants 



in great m-mbers as food for hogs, who were h^^^^ ^^^^ turned loose on the John Day river 



very fond of ttiem, and certainly at this season o" Canyon creek in Grant county, Or. These 



they possess a fair amount of eatable matter. ^'^^'■^^ ^''^ protected by law east of the Cascade 



F. P. Drowne. mountains. 



