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saw only on the Kooskooskee un- 

 der the Rocky mountains. It is 

 the same in form and size, with 

 the owl of the United States, 

 though its colours, pai'ticularly 

 the reddish brown, seem deeper 

 and brighter. 



10. 'Hie turtle-dove and the 

 robin (except the Columbian ro- 

 bin already described) are the 

 same as those of the United 

 .States, and are found in the plains 

 as well as in the common broken 

 country. 



11. The magpie is most com- 

 monly found in the o})en country, 

 and resembles those of the Mis- 

 souri, already described. 



12. The large woodpecker or 

 laycock, the lark woodpecker, and 

 the common small white wood- 

 pecker, with a red head, are the 

 inhabitantii exclusively of the tim- 

 bered lands, and differ in no re- 

 spect from birds of the same spe- 

 cies in the United States. 



13. The lurk, which is found 

 in the plains only, and is not vm- 

 like what is callc<l in \'irginia, 

 tiie old field laik. is the same with 

 those alroax^ly described as seen on 

 the Missouri. 



14. The flycatcher is of two 

 species. 



The first is of a small body, of 

 a reddish brown colour : the tail 

 and no-k short, and tiie be^ik 

 pointc"d : some hue black specks 

 arc internnnglcd with the reddish 

 V)rown. This is of the same spe- 

 cies wilii th:it which remains all 

 winter in Virginia, where it is 

 sometimes called the wren. 



The second bpccics lias recently 

 returned, and emigrates during 

 the winter. The colours of this 

 bird are, a yellowish brov.n, on 

 the back, head, neck, Ming and 



tail ; the breast and belly are of 

 a yellowish white : the tail is in 

 the same proportion as that of the 

 wren, but the bird itself is of :i 

 size smaller than the wren : the 

 beak is straight, pointed, convex, 

 rather large at the base, and the 

 chaps are of equal length. The 

 first species is smaller, and in 

 fact the smallest bird which Cap- 

 tain Lewis had ever seen, except- 

 ing the humming bird. Both of 

 this species are found exclusively 

 in the woody country. 



1.'). Corvus. The blue-crested, 

 and the small white -breasted 

 corvus, are both natives of the 

 piny country, and are invariably 

 found as well on the Rocky moun- 

 tains as on this coast. They have 

 aheady been described. 



16. The snipe, i^c. The com- 

 num .snipe of the marshes, and 

 the common sand snipe, are of 

 the same sjiecies as those so well 

 known in the United States. 

 They are by no means foxmd in 

 such abundance here as they are 

 on the coast of the Atlantic. 



17. The leathern winged bat, 

 so familiar to the natives of the 

 United State*;, is likewise found 

 on this side of the Rocky moun- 

 tains. 



18. The white woodpecker 

 likewise frequents these regions, 

 and reniinds our party of their 

 native country, by his apjtroachcs. 

 The head of this bird is of a deej) 

 red colour, like that of the United 

 States. We ha\e conjectured that 

 he has lately returned, as he does 

 not abide in this country during 

 the winter. The large wood- 

 j.ecker, and the lark woodpecker, 

 are found in this country, and re- 

 semble those of the United States. 



19. The bl.ick woodpecker is 



found 



