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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 17-No. 1 



as the Arizona Quail, which may possibly not 

 succeed in Massachusetts, and which at any rate 

 are costly to maintain, would it not be better 

 to get Quail from Carolina that we know will 

 give satisfaction, and at any rate can be got 

 for far less money? The great need of the 

 M. F. G. P. A. has been money, but I believe 

 that subscripti(ms will in future flow in with 

 much greater freedom, as sjjortsmen are now 

 beginning to realize the grand work it is doing 

 in their behalf. 



"In my opinion every man who handles 

 gun and dog in Massachusetts should send in a 

 donation of at least $5 a year to the associa- 

 tion. It would prove money well invested. 

 A first-class gun costs from ^1.50 to $2b0, a 

 broken dog is worth a large sum, then ammu- 

 nition is not given away, and when to these 

 items are added the value of time taken 

 from business and actual travelling expenses, 

 it will be readily seen that $5 to guarantee 

 something at which to shoot is but a trifling 

 consideration." — Boston Herald. 



A party in Montana offers us a tame Rocky 

 Mountain sheep. He writes regarding it that 

 it is kept tied as it can jump a twenty-foot 

 fence easily. 



To Fricasske Pigeons. — Cut two pigeons 

 into pieces, and wash and clean them well, and 

 put them into a stewpan with a pint of water and 

 the same of claret, season it witli pepi^er and 

 salt, a blade of mace, one onion, a bunch of 

 sweet herbs and an ounc<^ and a half of butter 

 rolled in tiour ; cover the stewpan closely, and let 

 them stew vmtil there is just enough for the 

 sauce; then take out the onion and the herbs 

 and place the pieces of pigeon on a dish and 

 keep them hot; beat the yolks of three eggs 

 and stir them into the gravy until it is thick 

 and smooth; then put in the pigeon and shake 

 all together over the hre; put the pieces of 

 pigeon into a dish and pour the sauce over 

 them; scatter some fried oysters over the top 

 and lay slices of toasted bacon around. 



Pigeon Compote. — Truss six young pigeons, 

 as for boiling, and fill their craws with force- 

 meat, lard them down the breasts, and fry 

 brown in butter, then put them into a stew- 

 pan with a sufficient quantity of good gravy, 

 and when they have stewed three-quarters of 

 an hour thicken it with a piece of butter 

 rolled in flour: serve with the gravy strained 

 over them, and garnish them with forcemeat 

 balls. 



May 10, 1891, at Fayette County, Ga., the 

 nest of Cjolumhn carolinensis was taken. It 

 was located in a black gum tree, ten feet up. 

 It contained three eggs, which is unusual. 

 The nest was composed of pine needles and 

 grass. This sijecies is very common through- 

 out the southern states. They begin nesting 

 the latter part of March. Glen. B. Wynn. 



Before the society of American Ornitholo- 

 gists a paper was read recently on " Why the 

 Mocking Birds left New Jersey." The New 

 York Tribune lays it to the fact that the 

 mosquitoes crowded them off the perch. 



AN ANTIQUATED ADAGE. 



"Shoot lolly as it flies," said Pope; 

 liiit in tlu-se latter days 

 ' Tis better far to let it tly, 

 And shoot it when it stays. 



— Post. 



Folly is a bit of game which evidently was 

 in existence at the time of Pope, and has 

 survived the attacks of the dude-sportsmen 

 since. There is plenty of this kind of game 

 left for them to shoot at as is well shown by 

 the acts of these gentry at this day. They will 

 not harm anything. 



A cow moose so gentle that the children can 

 play with it, and that it is allowed to run 

 about with the cattle, has been offered for sale 

 to us. 



The Mexican hairless dog whose epidermis 

 is to be transferred to a man's arm believes 

 that it is a skin game. — Boston News. 



The Sportsman and Tourist. Jamaica Plain, 

 Mass., (a forty-page magazine devoted to sports- 

 men and tourists and pleasure seekers). 

 Subscription rate has been reduced to $1.00 

 l)er annum. We now offer it in connection with 

 the O. & O. for $1.50 for the two magazines. 



To Separate Fighting Dogs. — Apply to 

 the nostrils a pinch of snuff or pepper, or a 

 handkerchief wet with ammonia. 



Large flocks of wild ducks have been going- 

 over Niagara Falls for the last week. The 

 birds have been gathering in laige numbers 

 above the falls for two or three weeks past. 

 They float out and down the river until they 

 are caught in the rapids and are whirled along 

 over the brink. Those that are not killed are 

 stunned and seem bewildered. The largest 

 bags of this game weie made the other night, 

 wJien a dozen men picked up some four hun- 

 dred in the river belo \ the falls. Thegame is 

 shipped to Eastern markets. 



Pakkots Dangerous. — One day, when this 

 parrot's mistress was very busy, and did not 

 care to see callers, she happened to look out of 

 the window, and saw an acquaintance ap- 

 proaching the house. 



"■There comen Mrs B. Bear, dear P^ she 

 said in a tone of impatience. 



A moment later, Mrs. B. was ushered in. On 

 the instant Polly exclaimed, with a remaikable 

 imitation of her mistress's t<me and emphasis, 



" There comes Mrs. B. Bear, dear T' 



The number of wild ducks which are seen 

 ill Charles River this season since cold weather 

 began is said to exceed all previous seasons. 

 — Boston Transcript. 



This is within city limits. 



American Quail are being introduced into 

 China, for the benefit of American and English 

 sportsmen. — Herald. 



There are said to be about fifty buffaloes 

 left in Wyoming. — Herald. 



Related to the Dodo. — The insect house 

 at the Zoological Gardens contains an interest- 

 ing little bird which might be easily passed 

 over by the visitor on account of its resem- 



