The Ornithologist and Oölogist Volume 7

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...Main street, continuing foi forty rods before they turned aside, a distance which they accomplished inside of five minutes; for the little things could run like squirrels. This ocuurred on the 5th of May. and implies that the eggs must have been laid much earlier than I supposed was customary with the species. There was no water near and they seemed traveling from one creek overland to another, nearly a half mile away.--N. Clark, Old Saybrook. Conn. Summer Or Wood Duck.--Mr. Edwin Sheppard. the eminent ornithological artist, is engaged on a plate of the above duck, or a family of them, which is to be lithographed and hand colored, and intended for framing. In due time it will be offered at a moderate price through our advertising columns. A Strange Predicament 17 Blue Birds' Eggs-14" Bird Nesting 152 Eagle and Goose ls2 Field Glass 150.151 Great Blue Heronry Branting at Monomoy 149,150 I Large-billed Water Thrush 145, 14T Brief Newsy Notes 18 Prairie Hen--Its Nesting Habits 150 Cliff Hawk's Eggs 147 Publications--Recent and Otherwise 152 ADVERTISEMENTS. THTC Young£cientistand Home Arts A PRACTICAL JOURNAL FOR AMATEURS. Published Monthly at 50 cents per year. Finely illustrated. The fifth volume begins with 1882. The YOUNG SCIENTIST is a bright little monthly devoted to Amatenr Arts, such as Engraving, Wood Carving, Glass Grinding, Modelling in Clav, Drawing, Photography, etc., and to the use of Lathes, Scroll Saws, Carpenter's Tools, etc. The published volumes contain articles on Boat Building, the Construction and Use of Microscopes, Telescopes and other instruments; Aquaria, Scientific Experiments, Legerdemain, etc., etc. JSXTJtAORDIXATtT OWlilt. To trive bovs and girls a chance to see what the YOUNG SCIENTIST is, we will send eiaht odd numbers ...