THE OSPREY. 



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Notes. 



Humming Bird on Nest. — A s'ood photograph 

 of a Hinnming Bird on her nest was secured by 



±lUiMMiMU hilKl) om i\EST. 



Mr. F. H. Fowler of Fort Logan, Colorado, and 

 and is reproduced in the accompanying- illustra- 

 tion. 



The KeeIv of Sternum of Harris' Cormo- 

 rant has been found by Mr. F. A. L,ucas to be 

 obsolete, only the anterior point being developed 

 for the attachment of the furcula. The species 

 is most nearly related to Brandt's Cormorant, 

 P/ialacroc'oiax penicillatus, being even more di- 

 rectly allied than is Pallas' Cormorant, Phalacro- 

 corax pcrspicillatus to the Red-faced Cormorant, 

 Phalacrocorax urile. The wings are very small, 

 but as they have degenerated, the legs have de- 

 veloped so that they are even more robust than 

 in Pallas' Cormorant althoug"h this bird was 

 much larger. 



The Zooi.ogicai, Park of New York was 

 opened to the public on the 8th of November. 



Practical Instruction in Zoology ma^- be 

 enjoyed hereafter by students of the public 

 schools of Philadelphia. Teachers will be en- 

 couraged to go with their classes to the Zoolo- 

 gical gardens and Fairmoimt Park and their 

 visits will be credited as part of their regular 

 class duties. 



New Abyssinian Birds. — Mr. Weld Blundell 

 and Lord Lovatt made a fine collection of birds 

 during- a recent journey' through southern Abys- 

 sinia and the Galla country, a large portion of 

 which had not been explored previously. The 

 most noteworthy feature of the ornithological 

 collection was the large number of species in 

 proportion to the skins obtained; 530 specimens 

 were secured, and those represented as man}' as 

 234 species, 18 of which were new or not previ- 

 ously in the British Museum. The collection 

 was given to the Museum b^' the collectors and 

 is now in the hands of Dr. Bowdler Sharpe and 

 Mr. Ogilvie-Grant for report. "An idea of the 

 prolificness of the country in bird life may be 

 g-athered when it is stated that on entering a 

 new valley the two travellers, having already 



obtained over 200 species, secured a starling-, 

 two small finches, a kingfisher, a reed warbler, 

 a swallow and a weaver, all new to their collec- 

 tio!i and six of the birds not ever seen before". 



A CiKcrr.AR Bespeaking Bird Protection 

 and co-operation with the Audubon Society has 

 been issued "to the school officers and teachers 

 of the State of Rhode Island" bj- the commis- 

 sioner of education of that state. 



The Primary Feathers of Turkey Buz- 

 zards are being utilized now by the dealers in 

 feathers in the place of Fagle feathersi 



The Last Recorded Sale of a (^reat Auk's 

 Egg was made at Stevens' auction rooms in 

 London. Although the egg- was slightly crack- 

 ed, it commanded the j)rice of 300 guineas — 

 about 1,500 dollars. 



Prop'ESSOR Dean C. Worcester, one of the 

 Philippine commissioners and well known for 

 his publications on the birds of the Philippine 

 archipelag'o, has returned to the United States 

 and is now in the City of Washing-ton. 



Nf:st and Fggs of California Valley 

 Quail. — The accompanying illustration repre- 



Nkst and EGiis ojf California Quail. 



sents a nest with 18 eggs found and photo- 

 graphed by Mr. T. D. Hurd of Riverside, Cal. 



Birds in Scilpture. — It is Emperor William's 

 desire that henceforth the sculptors who do his 

 bidding shall forget what they know of zoology 

 and nn-thology as well. "A fine example of the 

 zoolog-ical art condemned bj- the Emperor," says 

 the "Berlin Borsenzeitung", "is the national 

 monument of Kaiser Wilhelm I at the Schloss- 

 freiheit. Besides the old Kaiser and his horse, 

 the only figures really necessary-, there are upon 

 this monument nineteen half-naked women, 

 twenty-two half-naked men, and twelve half- 



