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A Monthly paper of Natural History. 



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NOTES. 



Professor Davie informs us that 

 owing to the delay occasioned by ill 

 health his "Egg Checklist" will not 

 appear quite as soon as expected; he 

 adds: — "but I hope to send you the 

 first printed pages within a few 

 days." 



Birds have multiple stomachs, of 

 which the crop is one part and the 

 gizzard another, the true digestive 

 stomach being another. The food 

 is macerated in the crop, ground to 

 pulp in the gizzard, and then digest- 

 ed in the stomach. 



The second chapter on The Care 

 of Minerals, by W. S. Beekman 

 will probably appear in the Decem- 

 ber number. 



The Night Heron feeds chiefly at 

 night; and is never seen standing 

 motionless, like Herons but walks 

 about in search of prey, by the sides 

 of ditches, ponds etc. "It is a 

 hunter after tadpoles, frogs, fishes, 

 small crustaceans and various water 

 insects." 



The Russian dog skin lately in 

 high favor both with manufacturers 

 and consumers owing to the fact 

 that the buffalo was undergoing a 

 rapid process of extermination, is 

 in its turn about to be supplanted 

 by the hide of the Galloway cattle, 

 which aside from the defects of 

 branding, is nearly the equal of the 

 famed buffalo hide. The striking 

 resemblance of the Galloway to a 

 buffalo is the subject of constant 

 remark, and it would not be strange 

 if they suceeded the bison in supply- 

 ing the world with its winter protec- 

 tion. They have the advantage of 

 the buffalo in color and texture of fur. 



The first use of cotton paper in 

 Europe was among the Saracens in 

 Spain, and cannot be traced beyond 

 the tenth century. In Europe it 

 preceded the use of flax for that pur- 

 pose. 



"Canadian Wild Birds." 



We understand that Wm. L. Kells 

 the writer of Canadian Wild Birds 

 now publishing in this paper, is en- 

 gaged in compiling a book to bear the 

 above named title. Mr. Kell's writ- 

 ings are all very interesting to bird 

 lovers and his work will probably 

 be a second "Our Birds in their 

 Haunts." We wish the book and 

 author all possible success. 



