November, 1S92.] 



AND OOLOGIST. 



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THE 



ORNITHOLOGIST^^^OOLOGIST 



A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF 



NATURAL HISTORY, 



ESPECIALLY DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF 



BIRDS, 



THEIR NESTS AND EGGS, 



AND TO THE 



INTERESTS OF NATURALISTS. 



Under the Editorial Management of 

 FRANK P.. WEBSTER, . . . Hyde Park, Mass. 

 J. PARKER NORRIS, . . . Philadelphia, Pa. 



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OF THE 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER COMPANY, 



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HYDE PARK, MASS. 



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An Iniquitous Duty. 



The defeat of the Republican joarty in 

 the late election is without doubt due to 

 the McKinley bill more than any other 

 cause. 



While very few question the advantage 

 of a moderate protection, when it is over- 

 done to the advantage of a few and the 

 disadvantage of the masses it is time to 

 cry "Halt!" 



Whatever may be our political affilia- 

 tion, we are emphatic that a duty of 60 per 

 cent on any line of goods is a gross out- 

 rage and shoud be rectified. 



Let the taxidermist stop and think : 

 $600 duty on every $1000 worth of glass 

 eyes that are imported ! To be paid by 

 theni^ not by the foreign manufacttirer. 



The great hue and cry of " Piotect 

 American industries," tooted by McKinley 

 and his backers to cover schemes to en- 

 rich a few at the expense of many, should 

 be effectually silenced by the 8th of Nov- 

 ember verdict. 



We do not believe that an industry that 

 requires over 20 per cent protection is 

 worth nursing. 



It now remains to be seen if the Demo- 

 cratic party will do a little paring down. 



Brief Notes, Correspondence, and 

 Clippings. 



Manly Hardy, of Brewer, Me., has a 

 very complete collection of the North 

 American birds, nearly all mounted by 

 himself. It is seldom one sees so many 

 of the rare specimens in a private collec- 

 tion. 



H. H. Brock, of Portland, Me., has 

 added the Waders to his already large 

 collection. The doctor gives evidence of 

 a great deal of skill as a taxidermist, and 

 of being an observer of nature. 



Way up in Skowhegan, Me., is a tax- 

 idermist who is giving a great deal of 

 attention to the mounting of large animals. 

 All over the town are scattered pieces of 

 his handiwork. As we rode up to the 

 principal hotel the first thing that met our 

 gaze was the piazza adorned with stuffed 

 Caribou and Deer. A large Moose was 

 seen occuj^ying the centre of one of the 

 stores, while in the various windows 

 wei'e Bear, Timber Wolf, Lynx, Wildcat, 

 Beaver, etc. It was quite a surprise to 

 us to find the extensive manner in which 

 Mr. Gifford had gone into the heavy work. 



S. L. Crosby, at Bangor, Me., is another 

 busy body. His store was packed with 

 heads of Deer and Moose, trophys of a 

 good season for the visiting sportsman. 



Mr. Crosby succeeded the late lamented 

 E. S. Bowler, who was one of the first to 

 order eyes from A. L. Ellis & Co. when 

 they started business in Pawtucket. Crosby- 

 said, "We can stuff heads equal to any 

 one in the country," and handed out the 

 cigars. What could we do but say, " Right 

 you are," and try the cigars .f* Holt & 

 Morrell, of Bangor, were also found ready 

 to stuff any head that came their way. 



But when we got back to Portland 

 and settled down in Line Daniels', trap- 



