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Mr. Angus Gaines, who furnishes an 
interesting article this month and who is 
a popular contributor to various periodicals, 
says of himself; ‘‘ My favorite occupation 
is translating, my favorite pastime is ex- 
perimental electricity, my favorite study is 
zoology, with especlal reference to herpet- 
ology. Ido not study animals stuffed or 
in alcohol, but alive, and if possibie in the 
state of nature. It is my practice to catch 
animals, keep them for a time to study 
them, and then to liberate them. Some 
times I gather up quite a small menagerie, 
for | have kept as many as forty snakes 
at one time.”’ 
Mr. F.G. Hillman of New Bedford, Mass. 
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* In the name of science’’. In a recent 
exchange, mention is made of the collect- 
ing of seventy four (74) sets of ruby-throat 
humming bird, by one party in three seas- 
ons. There ought to be many redeeming 
observations, (in black and white) connec- 
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The 
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tains in addition to list of collectors. 
‘International Naturalist Directory.’’ 
H.T. Booth, London, is out, and con- 
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will doubtless prove very useful to collectors 
seeking foreign exchanges. 
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Messrs. Brown & Stout, Taxidermists of Milt- 
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