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AMERICAN ORNI THOL OGY 



Thus prepared, we proceeded up 

 one of the runs for which that sec- 

 tion of country is famous, and after 

 walking some minutes, crossed over 

 and found ourselves in a forest 

 of immense oaks. Here my 

 comrade told me the Turkeys were 

 likely to be found at this time of 

 the year, as they feed upon the 

 small acorns. But in the woods 

 our search proved fruitless, as it did 

 in several others which we subse- 

 quently visited, and it was almost 

 noon and my patience was nearly 

 exhausted, when from a slight rise 

 of the ground on the right a large 

 gobbler raised majestically in the air 

 and flew away parallel to the course 

 we had been taking, Although the 

 distance was rather great we both 

 fired and by some lucky chance 

 hurt him badly enough to capture 

 him. This occurrence revived my 

 "drooping spirits" wonderfully, and 

 I trudged along untiringly by the 

 side of my companion. Soon we 

 began to feel the pangs of hunger 

 and not having brought anything 

 for the refreshment of the inner 

 man, we had resource to a neighbor- 

 ing peanut field, paying for our 

 lunch after ordinary tramp fashion. 

 Nothing more than squirrels, quail, 

 etc., was seen until late in the after- 

 noon as we were nearing home, and 

 then, as we had almost given up all 

 hopes of seeing anything more, we 

 suddenly came upon two large birds 

 that were feeding on the small nuts 

 just over the brow of a ravine. Un- 

 luckily they saw us as soon as we 

 did them, and 1 must sa\- the\' act- 



ed a great deal quicker, for upon 

 the instant they sighted us, they 

 started for "green fields" not liking 

 our company I suppose. We fired 

 but only had the satisfaction of see- 

 ing one of them drop, while the 

 other flew grandly over the farther 

 side of the ravine, doubtless well 

 pleased with himself. We, too, 

 were well pleased and considered 

 our day's work a good one. 



Frank R. Wheaton. 



Dear Sir: — Sample copy of the 

 February number of AMERICAN OR- 

 NITHOLOGY received. Enclosed 

 find money order to cover eleven 

 subscriptions, names enclosed. 

 These are all teachers in this school, 

 if the succeeding number is equally 

 good you may e.xp.^ct as many more 

 from this locality.. — B. W. JOHN- 

 SON. 



DEAR Sir: — You have struck the 

 key note for a publication in regard 

 to birds. Have shown the sample 

 copy to seven interested bird part- 

 es and enclose check for seven 

 subscriptions as the result, 1 

 prophesy success from the start. — 

 — L. M. James. 



Dear Sir: — Enclosed find fifteen 

 more subscriptions to your A. O. 

 Kindly send me a few sample cop- 

 ies as 1 have worn mine out show- 

 ing it, and am not done yet. You 

 may expect more soon, — F. C. 

 Clark, Napa, Cal. 



[Mr. Clark had already sent in 

 seven subscriptions.] 



