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Another trick he taught him was this. He would say, "Joe, come up 

 on my arm;" Joe would obey; then, "Joe, pick up that apple and bring it 

 to me;" and Joe would always pick up the right apple and bring it to his 

 master. 



Still another was this. Joe's master would hold out a stick and Joe 

 would jump up on it. Then the man would say, "Joe turn round," and 

 Joe always would turn round. 



This kind man kept Joe some time, but one day a large number of 

 Crows had a meeting in the woods near Joe's house and when they left 

 Joe was not to be found. Either the Crows killed him or else they made 

 Joe go with them. But whichever it was Joe was never seen again. 



T. B. Parker, Mass. 



I have in my possession a Green Heron, male, in the breeding plumage 

 but instead of having green legs it has bright red legs. The Green Heron 

 is quite a common bird in this locality, feeding along the creeks and breed- 

 ing in the swamps. I have looked over. quite a number of bird books to 

 find out the cause of the red legs, but 1 can find no mention of any hav- 

 ing been seen. Several Taxidermists have seen it and all say they have 

 never seen one before like it. 



Ernkst a. Watts, Canandaigua, N. Y. 



Inclosed find check for the eight subscriptions to your magazine for one 

 year. Begin all with number one. This is the second lot I have sent in 

 and you may expect more. We are more and more pleased with each fol- 

 lowing number, and we do not see how you can give such pictures for so 

 little money. 



Chas. M. Hight, Franklin School. 



Received the sample copy of American Ornithology, and our bird class 

 thinks it just fills the bill for our bird studies. Find inclosed money order 

 for the seventeen names on separate enclosure. Kindly send all back 

 numbers. Several others will probably follow these in a few days. 



Wishing you the success that the work deserves, I am cordially, 



Eben Frank Winslow, Chicago. 



