98 DOUGLAS’ SKETCH OF A JOURNEY IN THE 
the same day, this time twelvemonth, Iwas performed, in order to show their supe 
scudding over the Pacific, between the Is- powers, among which were hitting a m 
land of Juan Fernandez and the Gallipagos; with a bow and arrows, and a gun. 
and as to where I may be ere another year individual passed the arrows through 
revolves, is known only to the all-wise small hoop of grass, six inches in diame 
Disposer of events. thrown up into the air by another per 
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ACCOUNT OF THE ZOOLOGY OF THE hundred and ten yards distant, exclai 
CORY MEK. that none of King George’s Chiefs could 
So few events occurred between this the like, any more than chaunt the death 
date and the 1st of March, that my journal song, and dance war-dances with him. 0 
is not worth transcribing. I may, however, this bravado, deeming ita good opportt 
mention some birds of this country that to show myself a fair marksman, the 
came under my notice; and first, the Sil- Sjiver-headed Eagle was made to paj 
ver-headed Eagle (Aquila leucocephala it, I lifted my gun, which was cha 
of Richardson and Swainson?) a grand with swan-shot, walked to within fort fiv 
creature, abundant wherever there are ri- yards of the bird, and throwing à stone t 
vers containing fish. "These birds perch raise him, brought him down when ff 
on dead trees and stumps overhanging the This had the desired effect; many of 
water, and are invariably found near cas- natives, who never think of the possib 
cades and falls; they are wary and difficult of shooting an object in motion, laid the 
to be killed, although other species of Ea- hands on their mouths in token of fear, 
gle do sometimes overcome them. The common gesture with them. The fe 
voice is a shrill whistle. They build their however, still showing himself in int 
nests in large trees, not confining them- maintain his superiority, gave me 8 shot 
selves to dead trunks, and appear always his hat, which he threw up himself, 1 
to select the most conspicuous situations, my shot carried away all the crown, 
such as the tops of steep rocks, points and ing nothing but the brim. My fame Y 
necks of land, where they may be almost hereupon sounded through the whole € 
certainly looked for. Two, three, and even try, and a high value attached to my 
four young ones are hatched at a time, Ever since, I have found it of the ut 
which keep the nest, and continue on the tipsHités to bring down a bird f 
tree much longer than most birds, seldom when I go near any of their lodges, 8 
quitting the vicinity of the place where game time taking care to make it appe 
they were reared. The colour of the first little matter, not done on purpose 
plumage is a brownish-black, which in the observed. With regard to the hat in: 
oe senes grey, light- tion, I may mention thatit was woven 
these Met didiime oi ves erar year, roots of Helonias tenaz, which the ' 
k l s ectly white, and the of the Columbia call Quip-Quip, | 
y maca ed one of these birds my observing the tissue with alte 
flying, last July, during an excursion of Cockqua promised that his little girl 
twelve days, which I had made principally years of age, should make me three OF! 
for the sake of obtaining roots or seeds of after the Retopoan shape, giving me af 
the Cyperus mentioned by Pursh in his same time his own hat, and a large ©” 
Preface. The bird, a fine large male, was tion of baskets, cups, and pouches 
perched on a stump close to the village of same material, for which I paid in to 
Cockqua, one of the principal chiefs of the knives, nails, and gun-flints. The re 
Chenook nation. This tribe was at war Cyperus and Thuja are also 
with the Clatsops and some other Indians, same purpose, Cockqua kept his 
as mentioned before, and many were the and three months after brought me 
feats of strength and dexterity which they one of which had initials woveh in 
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