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The Avifauna. 



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. . . MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 



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OOLOCY AND ORNITHOLOGY 



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 W. H. HOFFMAN. 



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The complimentary notices we are receiving 

 from many of our exchanges are indeed very en- 

 couraging. 



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We have just received the Autumn bargain 

 list of Mr. Walter F. Webb of Albion, N. Y„ 

 and in looking it over we are surprised at the 

 bargains he is now offering. If you have not 

 received one of his lists, we advise you to send 

 for one. His prices on eggs and skins are un- 

 usually low, to say nothing of quotations on 

 other nature history specimens. 



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One of our local collectors had occasion to go 

 to Lordsburg (this county) recently and while 

 there his attention was called by the rattling 

 of a chain. On looking around he was surprised 

 to see a young Golden Eagle, in good plumage, 

 chained to a plank up between two eucalyptus 

 trees and was told that it had been captured a 

 few months before at the Bear Valley Dam by 

 means of a lasso as it had not then learned, to 

 fly well. 



Among the boys who have dropped in during 

 the past few days we are pleased to mention 

 Mr. W. S. Cobleigh, formerly of Peoria 111. Mr. 

 C. is an ornithologist of the true type and has 

 promised that the readers of the Avifauna 

 shall ere long have the benefit of some of his 

 most interesting experiences. We are glad to 

 say Mr. Cobleigh has decided to make the home 

 of the Avifauna also his own; we congratulate 

 the ornithologists of Southern California in 

 this worthy addition to their ranks. 



Mr. Frank S. Daggett of Pasadena also favored 

 the Avifauna with a call. During the short 

 time Bro. D. has resided in Southern Califonia, 

 he has made considerable additions to his al- 

 ready large collection of western skins. 



Mr. A. M. Ingersoll of San Diego, was also a 

 recent visitor, but we regret very much b^ing 

 absent at the time. Mr. I. is an enthusiastic 

 ornithologist and was one of the first to send 

 in his dollar for the Avif.\una. We sincerely 

 hope he will again favor us with a visit and 

 shall endeavor to be at home next time. 



GAME BIRDS AT HOME. 

 Theodore S. Van Dyke has an established 

 reputation as an authority on sports in Calif- 

 ornia, so his "Game Birds at Home" may be 

 taken on trust by any one who sees his name 

 on the title page. This book is madeupof rem- 

 iniscenses of hunting well-known game birds, 

 with many useful hints to the inexperienced. 

 A good specimen of Mr. Van D3ke's style may 

 be seen in the chapter on "The Quails of Calif- 

 ornia." It shows the difficulties of the sport 

 and at the same time it is saturated with that 

 love and appreciation of nature which ths au- 

 thor justly says forms half the pleasure of hunt- 

 ing with genuine sportsmen. The book will 

 please any lover of sports, but the general reader 

 will find it entertaining, for there is no dullness 

 in the style, and even the tyro may see that the 

 author is a master of his craft. 



The Avifauna has been added to the number 

 of magazines published in Los Angeles. It is 

 an ornithological monthly, well-printed and 

 prettily illustrated. W. H. Hoffman, is the ed- 

 itor and publisher. — L. A. Times. 



The latest aspirant in the field of ornithology 

 is the Avifauna, published monthly at Los 

 Angeles, Cal. If future numbers are as good 

 as the Sept. No. i, Vol. i number is, its success 

 is assured. — The Oregon Naturalits. 



