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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: State of Washington |
 | | The "Evergreen State" is also the natural home of birds of every class and description. |
 | | The small kind and singers are represented by the robin, fl-bird, meadow lark, humming bird, and wild canary; while the game birds, geese, various kinds of ducks, prairie chickens, pheasants, and quails, attract the sportsman. |
 | | Washington's rivers and large bodies of water, especially Puget Sound and its tributaries, are rich in all kinds of commercial fish, shellfish, and their by-products, such as glue and guano. |
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