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way of the buffalo and be a thing of the past, unless 

 vigourous means of protection are soon taken. The 

 birds were formerly seen from Maine to Florida and 

 from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans, being more or 

 less common along the wooded streams of the United 

 States. Now they are scarce, and will soon be classed 

 among the rarest birds. 



