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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 16-No. 2 



seaiclied for will be found to be that of a ilis- 

 hoiiest one. Collectors have suffered uuich 

 heretofore from this method, and their coUec- 

 tiou.s sold at ruinous I'ates, in cases boujiht in 

 by ayents of these same contemptible curs. 



We look forward anxiously and with jileas- 

 ure to C. C. JIaxticld's Sriiil-<(niiHal, of which 

 our readers have liad notice in our advertising 

 columns. 



The Mtoisiichuxi'ttf Phiuiiliiiiitn (Uoston) in a 

 recent edition conlains an article on tlje tiipsy 

 Moth, a subject of considerable interest to its 

 readers. Tne state diiiinj^ the past year bas 

 been at a gieat expense in efforts to exferniin- 

 ato the pest, which bids fair if not checdicd to 

 produce great havoc in our orchards and 

 forests. 



The ftipsy Motb committee, in common 

 wilh its contemporary, the F'isli and Game 

 (Nimmission, set'in to liave devoted their time 

 to making a picnic of tlieir work, and added 

 to tliis tliey seem to have been employed in 

 linhig their own pockets with the state fun<ls. 

 Incompetency, it seems, can be readily over- 

 looked, but when we bleed the poeUets we 

 wake n|) the victim. Our new governor evi- 

 dently bas bis eyes open, rerbaps the next 

 tiling he will see will be our frii-nth. 'J'hey 

 have surely been ecident enough. 



By the way, .Maynard's Coast .Lay stands as 

 good a species as quite ii number of otiicrs, 

 and we are daily expecting to hear from Mr. 

 Maynard, replying to tlie snub given him in 

 the mitter. Form a circle, gentlemen, and 

 let them have it out publicly. All will guar- 

 antee tlie decision will not be rendered before 

 the evidence is presented. 



Charlie (ioodale, formerly on Sudbury street, 

 Boston, although largely engaged in the man- 

 ufacture of his handsome cork wood bric-a- 

 brac, still (iannot resist the longings to work 

 over a bird or mammal, .and is d"ing quiti' a 

 little very nice work for bis old customers. 



Ciusli and sentiment do not even stop at 

 decrying the alleviation of human sulT'ering. 

 We see the medic d profession has thouu'ht it 

 necessary to defend tlieir .action in sacritiring 

 a. litHe cur dog's leg to make a sound mendier 

 for little suffering .lohnny Uletliins. Tlie same 

 class of adilled-jiated sentimentalists are trying 

 to get a law passed in .Massachusetts compel- 

 ling dogs to be muzzled the year round. Would 

 that a. law could be jiassed to i/fi;/ these fellows 

 or lock them inside of an idiotic asylum. 



Uf. was an jpstlietio ynniip: fellow 

 W'lm I:iiif::lie(i iii a Iniic vcrv iili-Dow. 



He joincil the A. (l r , 



With a treniendniis ailn. 

 And now l\t is swell, swelled and swoller. 



The largest order ever placed at one time 

 by an American house for insect pins w,as 

 made recently. It was for l,.")r)li,OIMl. Tb.ere 

 will be a powerful amount <if sticking in 

 the season of l.'iyi. 



Tbere probably is no man better known to 

 American naturalists from tlie Lakes to the 

 fiiilf or from Maine lo the I'acilic tli.in I'rof. 

 .loseph H. Batty of New York, aiitbiu- of 



"Batty's Taxidermy," and "How to Hunt 

 and Trap." Prof. Batty is an indefatigable 

 worker both in the field and out. It is a treat 

 to hear his descriptions of his travels as he 

 bustles about, working like a beaver at the 

 same time. Long after midnight he may be 

 found busily engaged: an hour lU' two of rest 

 on a couch suHices him, and daylight finds him 

 still bustling. He still longs for the field, and 

 a stereotyped exinession generally ends up 

 each story of "well, now you bet! just as 

 quick as I get over this little rush I'm off there 

 once more, will you go?" His is an exanqile 

 of determined enterprise which deserves, as it 

 will undoubtedly receive, eminent success. 



Way down in Portland, Maine, ascending a 

 stairway and entcriiig a i oom for the first time, 

 how familiar it looksl The same old story of 

 owls, ducks, beads, etc., and the peculiar 

 characteristics of a taxidermist's establish- 

 ment. As we w.ait for the ]iroprielor to come 

 in we glance about and spy a young male King 

 Ei<lei- finely mounted, and as usual, (lesjiile our 

 good resolutions, liieakoneof the comn.aiid- 

 nients of the decalogue. By-aud-by, a tall, 

 spare, dark, keen-eyed man ap])ears, glances 

 at us for a moment, and then with a " Well, 

 well, I declare, where on earth did you come 

 from" grasps our hand with a giiji that makes 

 eveiy bone ciinge. and Line Daniels, natural- 

 ist, guide, trapper and taxiilermist, whoi-c 

 home fiu' years has been in llie woods, is befoie 

 us. It was but a moment before a backvvood's 

 eainpfire was held, and while the breaking up 

 of a hard winter was having full sway out of 

 doors the good cheer of the host made all 

 merry, and yarns and yarns were si)uii, until 

 the wee sma" hours were close at hand. We. 

 however, discovered that it was not really safe 

 to catechise Line very much about a <'erlain 

 Texan steer scrape be bail in Portland, and we 

 w.arii visit(U's not to mention it, although we 

 will tell you beforehaMd. Line says he "killed 

 the steer." 



Messrs. .lames T. Cl.ark and Lewy Barrett 

 made a trip to the modern Sodom recently. 

 They left with fire in their eyes, and ninr<ler 

 (of art) in tlieir hearts, butaimed withnolhiiig 

 moil' formidable than camera and iieneil. 

 They rejioit that they visited m.any of the 

 taxidermists and the American Museum and 

 came home with gli>wing accounts of the 

 courteous treatment they received from all 

 quarters, and disjilayed many excellent photos 

 from the park. The uniform kinilness ex- 

 tended by the officers .and euratin'S cif the 

 American .Museum to all visitors makes a tri]) 

 there exceedingly pleasant. 



Took set of (ireat Horned Owls, %, Feb. 18, 

 1801 (on time). M. H. Mills, Mac<m. Mich. 



Set of Great Horned Owls taken in Beading, 

 Mass. , Feb. 22. 



Still they come. Another set of (ireat 

 Horned Owls from Plymouth, JIass. ; only one 

 egg this time. Taken from the Bloody Pimd 

 coujile. " 'V'e editor" rnrrdtlci} that herd in 

 ISSS, and his whilom com]ianiim scooped a set 

 of two. Could not find (hem in "S!) and lost 

 them in 'llo. 



