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bird were, indeed, all easy and natural {In the sense of 
being like ttiose of ordinary birds). Frequently hie baok 
was nearly horizontal and he never once sat perfectly erect, 
while his form was plurqp and rounded. His eyes were very 
beautiful and trustful and even gentle-seeming in their 
expression. His plumage seemed to us grayer than that of 
his kind axid he looked especially gray about the head, 
?/hen on the watch for prey, he assumed an attitude very like 
that of a ’’kiteo, regfirding fixedly a bit of siendow beneath 
a big oak with his head lowered and gage directed downward. 
As twilight was falling this evening, Purdie and 
I mat to the ’’Run" and remained there until dark, hoping 
to hear the baw^whet call* But the woods were silent as 
the grave, althoughthe air was perfectly still and corn- 
paratlvely mild, 
I have Just stated thet this Owl’s eyes had a 
gentle and confiding expression, As w© were watohlag him 
in the pin®, standing within two yords of him, 1 remarked 
to my companions, "He looks like a gentle little pet 
bird, escaped from its c?ige and not wholly unvfilling to 
to return to it". To this all the others agreed. 
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