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The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2) A complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state
The Birds of Washington
Of this work in all its editions 1250 copies have been printed and the plates destroyed.
Of the Original Edition 350 copies have been printed and bound, of which this copy is No. 298.
HEPBURN’S LEUCOSTICTE
MALE, ⅚ LIFE SIZE
From a Water-color Painting by Allan Brooks
THE BIRDS OF WASHINGTON
A COMPLETE, SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE 372 SPECIES OF BIRDS FOUND IN THE STATE
BY
WILLIAM LEON DAWSON, A. M., B. D., of Seattle
AUTHOR OF “THE BIRDS OF OHIO”
ASSISTED BY
JOHN HOOPER BOWLES, of Tacoma
ILLUSTRATED BY MORE THAN 300 ORIGINAL HALF-TONES OF BIRDS IN LIFE, NESTS, EGGS, AND FAVORITE HAUNTS, FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS.
TOGETHER WITH 40 DRAWINGS IN THE TEXT AND A SERIES OF FULL-PAGE COLOR-PLATES.
BY
ALLAN BROOKS
ORIGINAL EDITION
PRINTED ONLY FOR ADVANCE SUBSCRIBERS.
VOLUME I
SEATTLE
THE OCCIDENTAL PUBLISHING CO.
1909
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Copyright, 1909,
by
William Leon Dawson
Half-tone work chiefly by The Bucher Engraving Company.
Composition and Presswork by The New Franklin Printing Company.
Binding by The Ruggles-Gale Company.
To the
Members
of the
Caurinus Club,
in grateful recognition of their friendly
services, and in expectation that
under their leadership the interests
of ornithology will prosper in
the Pacific Northwest,
this work is respectfully
Dedicated
EXPLANATORY.
TABLE OF COMPARISONS.
| INCHES. | |
| Pygmy size | Length up to 5.00 |
| Warbler size | 5.00-6.00 |
| Sparrow size | 6.00-7.50 |
| Chewink size | 7.50-9.00 |
| Robin size | 9.00-12.00 |
| Little Hawk size, Teal size, Tern size | 12.00-16.00 |
| Crow size | 16.00-22.00 |
| Gull size, Brant size | 22.00-30.00 |
| Eagle size, Goose size | 30.00-42.00 |
| Giant size | 42.00 and upward |
Measurements are given in inches and hundredths and in millimeters, the latter enclosed in parentheses.
KEY OF ABBREVIATIONS.
References under Authorities are to faunal lists, as follows:
| T. | Townsend, Catalog of Birds, Narrative, 1839, pp. 331-336. |
| C&S. | Cooper and Suckley, Rep. Pac. R. R. Surv., Vol. XII., pt. II., 1860, pp. 140-287. |
| L¹. | Lawrence, Birds of Gray’s Harbor, Auk, Jan. 1892, pp. 39-47. |
| L². | Lawrence, Further Notes on Birds of Gray’s Harbor, Auk, Oct. 1892, pp. 352-357. |
| Rh. | Rhoads, Birds Observed in B. C. and Wash., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1893, pp. 21-65. (Only records referring explicitly to Washington are noted.) |
| D¹. | Dawson, Birds of Okanogan County, Auk, Apr. 1897, pp. 168-182. |
| Sr. | Snyder, Notes on a Few Species, Auk, July 1900, pp. 242-245. |
| Kb. | Kobbé, Birds of Cape Disappointment, Auk, Oct. 1900, pp. 349-358. |
| Ra. | Rathbun, Land Birds of Seattle, Auk, Apr. 1902, pp. 131-141. |
| D². | Dawson, Birds of Yakima County, Wilson Bulletin, June 1902, pp. 59-67. |
| Ss¹. | Snodgrass, Land Birds from Central Wash., Auk, Apr. 1903, pp. 202-209. |
| Ss². | Snodgrass, Land Birds Central and Southeastern Wash., Auk, Apr. 1904, pp. 223-233. |
| Kk. | Keck, Birds of Olympia, Wilson Bulletin, June 1904, pp. 33-37. |
| J. | Johnson, Birds of Cheney, Condor, Jan. 1906, pp. 25-28. |
| B. | Bowles, Birds of Tacoma, Auk, Apr. 1906, pp. 138-148. |
| E. | Edson, Birds of Bellingham Bay Region, Auk, Oct. 1908, pp. 425-439. |
For fuller account of these lists see Bibliography in Vol. II.
References under Specimens are to collections, as follows:
| U. of W. | University of Washington Collection; (U. of W.) indicates lack of locality data. |
| P. | Pullman (State College) Collection. P¹. indicates local specimen. |
| Prov. | Collection Provincial Museum, Victoria, B. C. |
| B. | Collection C. W. & J. H. Bowles. Only Washington specimens are listed. |
| C. | Cantwell Collection. |
| BN. | Collection Bellingham Normal School. |
| E. | Collection J. M. Edson. |
PREFACE.
Love of the birds is a natural passion and one which requires neither analysis nor defense. The birds live, we live; and life is sufficient answer unto life. But humanity, unfortunately, has had until recently other less justifiable interests—that of fighting pre-eminent among them—so that out of a gory past only a few shadowy names of bird-lovers emerge, Aristotle, Pliny the Elder, Ælian. Ornithology as a science is modern, at best not over two centuries and a half old, while as a popular pursuit its age is better reckoned by decades. It is, therefore, highly gratifying to those who feel this primal instinct strongly to be able to note the rising tide of interest in their favorite study. Ornithology has received unwonted attention of late, not only in scientific works but also in popular literature, and it has taken at last a deserved place upon the curriculum of many of our colleges and secondary schools.
We of the West are just waking, not too tardily we hope, to a realization of our priceless heritage of friendship in the birds. Our homesteads have been chosen and