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Quails seem to be unusually abundant this 

 summer, and every morning- for the past two 

 or three weeks I have heard them whistling- 

 in the gardens and pastures near my home. 

 Domestic duties now being o'er, Bob-white is 

 free ag-ain to pour fourth his joy in the same 

 way he did before said duties began. 



Now that the nes ing season is over, there 

 is very little to do along- ornithological lines 

 until the fall mig-ralion begins. These fall 

 migrations, by the way, tax the brain fibres 

 of some of our oldest observers, on account of 

 the change in plumage of so many of our 

 birds. 



Strangely enough, the first three requests 

 for sample copies of this mag-azine cam.- from 

 Canada. Our brothers over the border are 

 not so slow as they might be. Perhaps they 

 know a "good thing-" when they it. 



Remember, this is the students' mag-azine, 

 and we are always glad to g-et articles and 

 items of interest from all field w^orkers and 

 observers. 



Please do not forget to mention The Bit- 

 tern when writing- to advertisers. 



Will be with you ag-ain on October first. 



