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phur springs. Unmindful of the fumes of sulphur, 

 the proximity of scalding steam, and the alarm- 

 ing subterranean noises, these little birds skim 

 through the air and enter the queer holes and 

 cracks in the cliff, as cheerful and happy as house 

 martens in a farmyard. 



At the sound of the rumbling of the Fountain 

 Hotel wagon, which hauls garbage to the dump- 

 ing grounds, bears appear, and, along with them 

 comes a 



PRETTY YELLOW-COATED, RED-THROATED LOUISI- 

 ANA TANAGER. 



This little bird moves unmolested among its big 

 neighbors seeking for dainties in the cast-away 

 food. Nowadays it is a surprise and a joy to see 

 a bird of brilliant plumage 'alive and in its native 

 haunts, instead of perched askew on a woman's 

 hat. 



On Yellowstone Lake and on Yellowstone River 



PELICANS MAY BE SEEN 



floating or sailing in the air overhead. The sight 

 of free wild pelicans conveys an impression 

 strangely different from that obtained by viewing 

 the same bird in captivity, where its long beak, with 

 its fleshy bag attached, gives the creature a comical, 

 clumsy look, and little prepares us for the grace- 

 ful bird seen in the Park. 



