CHAPTER VII.

Birds in Oregon--Lark--Quail--Grouse--Ruffed grouse--Wild-geese-- Manoeuvres in the air--Wild-ducks--Mallard--Teal--Pintail-- Wheat-duck--Black-duck--Wood-duck--Snipe--Flight-shooting-- Stewart's Slough--Bitterns--Eagles--Hawks--Horned owls--Woodpeckers --Blue-jays--Canaries--The canary that had seen the world--Blue-birds --Bullfinches--Snow-bunting--Humming-birds at home. 91