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i-;il than that of a llcrou; in fact he has 

 ima-h of liis Euroi)can i-ousin's phih)- 

 sophical turn of luiiid, meeting alike 

 friend and foe witli that suggestive 

 "ehu'k" of liis huge bill. Our host had 

 one with the tip of his wing shot oti", 

 whieh he kept as a pet. Among i-ats 

 or dogs he unhesitatingly asserted his 

 rights, taking eavli l)y the nose in liis 

 powerful uiandihles — an ordeal whieh 

 ihe same dog would hardly subject him- 

 self to a second time since a Wood Il)is 

 stands almost waist liigh to a man, l)ut 

 at the sigiit of a i)ig he always lost his 

 corn-age and ileil. This particular Il)is 

 was an enormous feeder in the broadest 

 sen.se, eating any scraps from the table, 

 provided they be ))laced in water whence 

 111' skimmed them ofl' with his bill. 

 From observing this bird and the con- 

 tents of the stomacii of one from which 

 I made a skin, I am inclined to think 

 the Wood Iliis an enormous feeder to 

 a certain extent. Did space permit, 

 many pages could be written ui^on this 

 one bird, but as I probably will spend 

 next spring in that place collecting and 

 1 may then give my experiences from 

 time to time through the columns of 

 the of OoLOGisT. 



H. F. A. 

 C'arlinville, Ills. 



A Crood Way to Trap Hawks. 



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