NOTE. 



A part of the material in this volume was origiDally 

 prepared for publication in the St. Louis Globe- Democrat, 

 Extra-cts from some of the sketches have appeared in 

 well-known periodicals devoted exclusively to ornithology. 

 The editors and publishers concerned have generously 

 permitted the reprint of such material as the author 

 chose, and he hereby tenders his acknowledgments of 

 their courtesy. 



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