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THE OSPREY. 



THE OSPREY. 



An Illustrated Monthly Magazine Devoted 

 Exclusively to the Interests of 



ORNITHOLOGY. 



EDITED BY 



WALTER ADAMS JOHNSON. 



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FEBRUARY, 1897. 



A long-felt want, in the way of a publica- 

 tion, at a nominal price, for teaching children 

 about birds, is now realized. Birds, a new month- 

 ly magazine, published by Nature Study Pub- 

 lishing Company, of Chicago, amply covers this 

 field; and we trust it will receive its deserved 

 support from the cultured homes and schools. 



Shortly before going to press a copy of the 

 new edition of Ridgeway's "Manual of North 

 American Birds," comes to our de.sk. This is a 

 most welcome arrival with us, as we know it 

 will be with many other ornithologists. 



The Ruffed Grouse is colloquially dubbed 

 "partridge" by New England sportsmen, 

 therefore, the albino "partridge" mentioned in 

 the January Osprey is very likely of this 

 species. 



Our "snap-shot" photograph of Gullin Hig-ht, 

 in this number, is an excellent piece of work. 

 It was taken by a young lady who is too 

 modest to allow her name to be published. 



Dr. Elliott Coues and Mrs. Mable Osgood 

 Wright are preparing "A Bird Book for Begin- 

 ners," which is to be the first volume of the 

 Heart of Nature series. 



Dr. R. L. Walker informs us that the West- 

 ern Pennsylvania Ornithological Society has 

 been organized, and will hold its meeting in 

 Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh. 



Mr. Joseph Grinnell edits a most interesting 

 science department in The Polytechnic, the 

 monthly magazine of the Throop Polytech- 

 nic Institute of Pasadena, Cal. 



Mr. G. F Dippie, of Toronto, Can., brought 

 back from Northwest Canada a nest and five 

 eggs of Leconte's Sparrow, with female — shot 

 while leaving the nest. 



Mr. James Newton Baskett, of Mexico, Mo., 

 is in the lecture field; his specialty is popular 

 ornithological courses for schools and 

 colleges. 



Dr. Walter Faxon, of the Museum of Com- 

 parative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., is the 

 newly elected Active Member of the A. O. U. 



Mr. C J. Maynard, of Newtonville, Mass. 

 started January 2 for the Bahamas, to be 

 gone five months. 



Mr. L. O. Dart, of 

 returned from the 

 America. 



Litchfield, Minn., has 

 Orinoco Delta, South 



The Oologist, of Albion, N. Y., has resumed 

 publication after a seven month's discontinu- 

 ance. We heartily welcome it, and wish 

 Brother Lattin the success which has always 

 attended his efforts. 



Correspondence. 



Editor The Ospkev : 



I like the November number of The OsprEY 

 very much, but wish to call your attention to 

 the cut of the " Young Little Blue Heron ; " I 

 think it incorrectly named. I have taken num- 

 bers of the eggs and young of this bird and 

 have always found the young to he pure ivhite. 

 In fact they remain white until the summer of 

 the second year, when the blue feathers begin 

 to appear. 



The young bird in the picture has very much 

 the appearance of the young Louisiana Heron. 

 I have specimens of both species showing their 

 development of plumage from quite young 

 until the adult plumage is acquired. 



I trust you will pardon me for this criticism, 

 but thought I would take the liberty to speak of 

 it. With best wishes for The Ospricy and its 

 editors, I am very truly yours, 



T. Guir.FOKD Pearson. 



Guilford College, N. C. 



[ We are greatly indebted to Prof. Pearson 

 for his kindness in calling our attention to this 

 matter. After consulting with the Frank B. 

 Webster Company, owners of the photograph, 

 we find Prof. Pearson is entirely right, — 

 the young Heron is of the Louisiana 

 species. To many this will be a valuable note 

 on the young Little Blue Heron. — Ed.] 



