Birds on the Wing 



a height. Some few, however, survive 

 under the tender care of the keeper or his 

 men — but only a pitiable few indeed. 



The collection of stuffed birds and bird 

 skins at the Academy of Natural Sciences 

 in that city has had many additions from 

 the wayfarers that perish in this manner- 

 some very rare species being among them; 

 and the tower keeper himself will show you 

 quite a number of valuable specimens of his 

 own, gathered from the same sad harvest, 

 all finely mounted — the tiny and exquisitely 

 brilliant Redstart and Parula Warbler and 

 the Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned 

 Kinglets being among the number. 



This same thing of course occurs to a 

 greater or less extent also at all high light- 

 houses on the coast. A friend who went 

 down to the Statue of Liberty in New York 

 harbor about nine o'clock one morning 

 several years ago found four Baltimore 

 Orioles lying dead at his feet as he stepped 

 out upon the observation platform at the 

 top. And similar stories come from other 

 places. 



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