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tervals they still do so. ( 'aptain W. 1). ( Oilier, Marco [sland, 

 west coast of Florida, spates thai when he firsl made bis 

 home on thai island, forty years ago, "Flamingoes came there 

 every year by the thousand!" Besides those on Andros 



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THE FLAMINGO. 



[sland in the Bahamas, Flamingoes arc found in Cuba, and 

 on the north coast of Yucatan. Until about 1906 every year 



from twcntv to fifty live birds were brought to New York by 

 the dealers in live animals, and sold at prices ranging from 

 $12 to $20 each. Now the annual supply has fallen to a very 

 low point, and in some years none arrive. When any arrive 



