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in the morning, and not fifty yards away, I took the first 

 specimen of Northrop 's Oriole collected since the discovery 

 of the species by the late Dr. John I. Northrop, on Andros, 

 in 1880 ; two visits from fortune which, I fear, Bonhote and 

 Fuertes, whose plans I had so sadly disturbed, did not con- 

 sider altogether deserved ! 



Painting the First Flamingo 



It was now decided to visit the Washerwoman Keys 

 where Terns were nesting, while awaiting a possible return 

 of the Flamingos to their old nesting ground ; but when we 

 reached the place on May 14, there were still no signs of re- 

 occupation. 



This was my first visit to even a deserted Flamingo City 

 and I examined its ruins with the interst of an archaeologist 

 finds in the dwellings of a lost race. 



Exploration of the surrounding country showed that it 

 had been regularly frequented by Flamingos during the 



