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mer months and occasionally a few are seen in 
winter. The nesting habits are much the same 
as in the other terns and will be described with 
the Roseate and Arctic varieties, 
(To be continued) 
SG EwAwsn: 
Where are those promised articles ? 
There is a good deal of talk about found- 
ing a general Natural Science Association 
in the East, in which all branches of work 
will be represented; and if the scheme can 
be carried out it will be of great benefit. 
Let us hope it is not all talk. 
Let us hear from you this winter and 
learn of your observations. Birds, mam- 
mals, insects, anything of interest to the 
naturalist. 
August 22 is a pretty late date to find 
fresh Mourning Dove’s eggs, even in Cai- 
ifornia. Can any one beat it? 
Next month we are promised a plan for 
taking notes upon the migrations, it will 
be rather late for the height of flight but 
the method is said to be excellent. 
Address all Eastern articles Ad’s. etc, to 
C. C. Purdum, Baltimore City Hospital, 
Baltimore, Maryland. 
SOME FLORIDA LIZARDS, 
Two years ago this fall [ imported a number 
of Anolis Lizards from Florida, They came to 
me in a cigar box with wire netting over the top 
of it. 
larger, and were lively creatures. 
for a while in a large fish globe and then in an- 
other wire defended and larger box. Flies seem 
to be their favorite provender and when they 
failed to put in an appearance owing to the ad- 
vancing season I resorted to meal worms, I 
tried raw meat but it was refused they seemed 
In Florida about St. 
They were of various sizes from small to 
I kept them 
to require living prey. 
Augustine they are plenteous im numbers run- 
ning about the houses, fences and trees and 
invading the eating rooms in pursuit of flies. 
THE OREGON NATURALIST. 
They are quick and active and a fly stands a 
poor chance of escape from them, A great 
many of them arrived at Chicago during the 
Columbian Exposition and were sold for pets, 
a nice little gold collar with a chain and pin 
attached going along with them, and so were 
fastened to ladies bosoms and gentlemens neck 
scarfs, ‘‘The Society for The Prevention o f 
Cruelty to Animals” soon stopped their sale 
here in Philadelphia as it was really a cruel pro- 
While 1 had them 
they frequently cast their skins, it coming away 
ceeding to su confine them, 
in pieces. 
and who had purchased one adorned with col- 
A person who had been to Chicago 
lar and chain came to consult me once concern- 
ing its health, as seeing its coat drooping from 
it he thought that it might be unwell. A cur- 
ious pecularity that they had was that their tails 
by a little rough handling would break off, this 
did not appear to incommode them and there 
After 
I had kept mine awhi'e I concluded that I 
Af- 
ter I had terned them out on the grass I pick- 
was very little bleeding from the parts. 
would liberate them in Fairmount Park. 
ed up one of the largest ones by its caudal app- 
endage when its tail parted close up to the an- 
imals body. I have not heard how they got 
along after getting their freedom, 
Won. Brincuurst M.D. 
Philadelphia Pa, 
THE GREAT HORNED OWL. 
(Bubo Virginianus. ) 
It seems a pity that such a beautiful bird as 
our Great Horned Owl is becoming so rare, es- 
pecially in and around our more populated dis- 
tricts, but we as lovers of the feathered race per- 
haps feel it more than anyone else. I must con- 
fess however that I believe there can be no 
greater temptation placed before a Naturalist 
than to come upon one of these great featherd 
beauties, gun in hand and not risk a shot to 
obtain him for your cabinet, and the collector 
who is able to resist such a temptation and 
watch that great mass of feathers noiselessly 
glide away ,not thinking in the meantime how 
well he would look mounted and at home in 
