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THE MUSEUM 



As the bird swerves you see the 

 warm, rusty color of its lower parts, 

 and as it turns straight away a large 

 white spot upon the upper tail coverts 

 proves beyond possibilitj; of a doubt 

 that the bird in question is a female, 

 or a young specimen of the marsh 

 hawk. Long, pointed wings, long 

 tail, steady flight, with no sailing, the 

 conspicuous white sp it, and the habit 

 of beating low over the marches and 

 meadows, will always identify the fe 

 male and young ()f this species. 



The male in ruU adult plumage 

 bears so scant a resemblance to his 

 mate that few ordinary sportsmen can 

 identify him. He, as is usual with 

 birds of prey, is somewhat smaller 

 than the female. Seen at a distance 

 he might readily be mistaken for a 

 gull, as the geneial effect of his plum- 

 age is a beautiful, silvery, bluish gray. 

 He if also much slyer than his consort, 

 and seldom affords a chance to the 

 gun. 



All too frequently men who should 

 know better endeavor to kill this 

 hawk. It should never be shot. Its 

 food consists of reptiles, locusts, grass- 

 hoppers and small mammals, and if 

 it ever attdcks poultry the harm it 

 does is infinitestimal when compared 

 with the valuable service it renders 



The male measures from 17 to 

 19 inches in length; the female about 

 two inches longer. Its range extends 

 over North America and south to Pan- 

 ama. The nest is built upon the 

 ground in marshes and meadows and 

 contains four or five whitish eggs, 

 "which sometimes show irregular brown- 



'ish markings This hawk is said "-o 

 fly at night, but this I have never ob- 

 served. — Ed. VV. Sandys in Outing 



■ lor May. 



15 Varieties Petrified Wood 



some very rare, including Agatized Wood, Pet- 

 rified Oak, Manzenata, etc. Pieces weigh one 

 ounce each, by mail postpaid, only 50c.; larger 

 pieces $1.00. JOHN GARDELLA, JR., New- 

 town, California. 



Choice Sets of Eggs 



AT 



Low Prices for Cash. 



Groove-bill Aui, 1 8 $ 



Green Jay 1-4 



)uc» Dove 12 



Koad Knnuer, 1 6 1-7 



Sliort-iail Wren- 1 5 _ 



Whiie-race Glossy Ibis, 14 



Aploruado Falcon. 1-3 1 



Audubon's Caracara, 1-2, 1-3 



White tall Hawk. 12 



Harris Hawk 1-4 



UuU-blU Tern. 1 4 



hSIack Skimmer. 1-4 



Wlison'.s Plover. 14 



We.stern Miihthawk. 1-3 



Texan Nighthawk, 1-2 



Texas Bobwhite, 1 9 ,-.. 



^■caled Quail, 1 12 



Mexican crested Flycatcher, 1-5 .. 



Golden ttonted Woodpecker. 1-6 _ 



Bl.xck throated Sparrow, 1-4 _ 



Ked-bill Pigeon. 1-1 - 



Yellow breasted Chat, 1-5 



Bell's VIreo, 1-4 



Field Sparrow, 1-4 . .-.,. 



Traill's Flycatcher, 1 4 



Western Bluebird. 18 _ tB 



America Magpie, I 5 . 

 Ked-eye Vlreo, 1-3 .. 

 Purple .Martin. 1-6 . 

 Orchard Oriole, 1-5 . 



Bush Tit, 1-5 



Canvas-back Duck, 1- 



00 



Oi 

 u4 

 lU 



Palmer's Thrasher, 1-3 3o 



Brewer's Sparrow, 1-3 Vi 



Hooded W.iibler, 1-3 18 



Swamp Sparrow, 1-4 10 



Cl^estnut-collared Longspur, 1-3 ll 



McCown's Longspur. 1-3-- 3U 



Kingtisher, 1-7 1" 



Rusty Song Sparrow, 1 3 U 



BlacKbill Cuckoo, 1 4 08 



Yellow-blU Cuckoo, 1-3 Cj8 



Lark Bunting, 1-4 12 



Stilt, a choice series of sets of 1-4 15 



Cinnamon Teal, fine sets 10, 11 and 12 with down... 12 



Chachalaca. 1-3, 14 15 



American Crow, 1-5 _ 03 



Fulmar, 11 SO 



White Ibis. 1-3, 1-3 12 



Sooty Tern. 1-1 12 



Chestnut sided Warbler, 1-4 l2 



Great-tall Crackle, 1-4 08 



Red wing Blackbird. 1-4 _.. 02 



Tricolored Blackbird, 1-4 „ 06 



California Thrashei-. 1-3 10 



California Towhee, 1-4 U5 



Brown Thrasher, 1 3, 1-4 03 



Baltimore Oriole, 1-5 04 



Mockingbird, 1 4 03 



Catbird, 1-4 02 



Senuett's Thrasher. 1-4 07 



Snapping Turtle, 1-25 W 



Bluebird, 1-4 o-^ 



Flicker, 17 Oi 



ndigo Bunting, 1-4 .. CU 



Florida Gallinule, 1-7 u6 



Kiughir.i. l-l .. U4 



Caliloruia Murre, 1 1 10 



ClapperRail, 1-8 _ 10 



Ground Dove. 1-2 10 



Pied-bill Grebe. 1-6 05 



Horned Grebe, 1-6 ts 



Red leg Turtle. 1 8 05 



Leache's Petrel, 1-1 lO 



Red eye Cowbird. 1-1 10 



Dwarf Cowbird, 1-1 00 



Black Tern, 1-3 06 



Crocodile, 1-1 60 



Ganuet, 1-1 16 



Victoria Penguin, 4-1 _ 75 



Mutton Bird, Australia, 1-1 50 



All will be carefully packed and sent prepaid by 

 mail or express. Make up your orders by return mall. 



W. F. WEBB, Albion, N. Y. 



