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heart, after the glorious song and this splendid 

 omen of our work, to do more than divide the 

 spoils fifty-fifty with the orioles. Self-control 

 was rewarded, as the other egg hatched and we 

 learned a secret of the juvenile plumage of these 

 birds, while the songs of the cadourieSy as the 

 Indians call them, were heard month after month 

 at our windows. 



When the idea of a tropical research station 

 occurred to me, the first person with whom I 

 discussed the matter was Colonel Roosevelt. In 

 all of my scientific undertakings under the aus- 

 pices of the New York Zoological Society, I 

 have found his attitude always one of whole- 

 souled sympathy, checked and practicalized by 

 trenchant criticism and advice. For Colonel 

 Roosevelt, besides his other abiUties and inter- 

 ests, is one of the best of our American natural- 

 ists. To a solid foundation of scientific knowl- 

 edge, gained direct from literature, he adds one 

 of the widest and keenest of experiences in the 

 field. His published work is always based on a 

 utilization of the two sources, and is character- 

 ized by a commendable restraint and the leaven 

 of a philosophy which combines an unalterable 

 adhesion to facts, with moderation of theory 



