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tir.-d nit uii'l \\ ! in p-rspirati.ii M I thiv\\ of} 



m\ mim-m-cd to di;.', ami s'Hin ah 



tlif' -iin- man I kli--\\ I I' tin- II-- 



'tli. lnin-"\\ inu r o\\ 1 as th.-y aluays |jn,- tln-ii -.ithdry 



.l-.liu tln-ii crawled <|I\VM tin- hoi.- we lia<l dug 

 ami ivarh.-d tin- i-ggs. and I pulled him ..lit l.y his f.-.-t. It 

 just took us on.- hour t diir down t" tli-- eggs. 'Ill- 

 taiii.-.l partly inciil.at.-d. Although .l<.hn lia<l 



li\rd -in tli.- jiniirii-s all lii.s lit'.- In- ha-l n.-\--r |.n-vi..u 

 tli" r^> "' this l.irl. lull In- sai.l In- \v-ul-l n.-\.-r t'-n-^.-t that 



lay ami tin- -litliciilt ta>k \v.- had iti - >ltainiii^ th- 



.- aiith-.rs ^iv that tin- ratt l-Miak-->. j.rairi*- l>gs ami luir- 

 i-.)\vin-- i\vls |j\ ,-r in their !>urn>\v.x in |>-]-f'<-t har- 



IIIOMV. I. ut this jv Losli. It i> tnir tln-s.- s]H-ci,-> a r.- t'n-|U,-ntly 

 t'oiiml in tin- villages >' th- praii'if l>^s. The owls acroimmi- 



lati- th.-iiis.-|\.-s t,, tin- liUiTi)\vs which hav.- IMM-II dujr l,y tin- 

 |>rairii- d<^s. as -itf'.-rin^ tin- most C<IM\ micut m-stiii^-|.l. 

 and tin- rattlfsnaki-s ar- tln-iv t<> olitain t'<xxl.aiid ai'-- kimwn 

 t-i liv.- . -\t--iisiv,. ly on y. ni ii<,' _ir >])!; 



I >r. ( 'tiiit-s. in liis l M Mk. " Ilirds t' tin- \t)rth-\\'-.st. ^\\ 

 intt-r'-stiiiLT aci-tiiint "f th.-s.- thn-- cri-aturt-s. tin- rattlt-Miakr. 

 prairi.- d>^ and l.iirn .\\ in^ owl. " First, AS to tin- r.-|>til.-s it 

 may U- oksrrv.-d that tln-y an- lik.- otln-r rattlfsnak.-s dan- 



MS \.-iioiii-iiis ci-.-atui-.-s . tht-y ha\-- m> luisiiii-ss in tin- 

 l>uiT"\\s and ar.- at't.-r m>^<N.d wlim t In-y ! . --nt.-r. Thi-y 

 \\ ri^l.- into tin- liolt-s, partly l.-cau>- tln-n- is no ..th.-r plac-t- 

 for tin-in to crawl into <>n tin- l.an-. flat plain, and partly in 



,-h ,,f Mrds Bggl, owl.-ts ainl jmjipics to i-at \. d flu- 

 owls thrins. ! imply attract'd to tin- \ illa^.-s ,,f prairi.-- 



tln- most con\i-nii-nt plac.-s for sh.-lt.-r and nidi' 

 lion, wh.-n- they find rli^il.l.- ivady-mad.- lnirrows and 

 span-'l tin- troiil. ].- for tln-iiisrlv--s. ( 'oiiimunit 



int.-r.-st niak.-s th'-m ^n-^arioiis t> an .-\t-nt uiinsiial ainoii^ 



.rioiis l.irds : whili- th .f lit'-- on tin- plains , 



thi-ir lot with tin- n-d.-nts That tin- owls live at -as.- in th- 



ni'-nts. and mi familiar t--rms with tln-ir foiir-f'M.tt-d 

 m-ii:hl>ors js an undiMil>t<-d fact lut that tlu-y inhal'it tin- 



