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ORNITHOLOGY AND OOLOGY. 



This beautiful and well-known bird is occasionally seen in 

 different parts of New England throughout the year, most 

 commonly near the seacoast or in the neighborhood of large 



tracts of water. I have had several opportunities of observ- 

 ing and studying its habits, but have discovered nothing that 

 has not been already presented to the public. Its flight is 



