114 HOMING WITH THE BIRDS 



we watched them all through the summer of 1889. Some 

 nested in Portland and some in the suburbs, while others 

 went far off into the State. 



We have had very flattering reports of these birds from all 

 parts of the State. 



The birds left here in the fall of 1889 and returned in the 

 spring of 1890, except the black thrush and the skylark; 

 they did not migrate. 



The society has received reports from numerous places in 

 this vicinity which show that the birds brought here and 

 turned loose a year ago last spring, have prospered, and that 

 the scheme has been a grand success. 



These birds did so well that the same society 

 ordered for March, 1891, through a Portland bird- 

 dealer named Stuhr: 



Twenty-four pairs of skylarks at $4 per pair, twenty-four 

 pairs of American mocking-birds at $5.50 per pair, twenty- 

 four pairs of bullfinches at $4 per pair, twelve pairs of black 

 song thrushes at $7.50 per pair, twelve pairs of gray song 

 thrushes at $8.50 per pair, eighteen pairs of red-breasted 

 English robins at $5.50 per pair, twenty-four pairs of black- 

 headed nightingales at $5.50 per pair. Some special orders 

 for different parties were of goldfinches at $2.50 per pair, 

 black starlings at $5.50 per pair, chaffinches at $2.50 per pair, 

 linnets at $3.50 per pair, ziskins (green finches) at $2.50 

 per pair. 



The aforesaid birds have to be delivered here in first-class 

 order and healthy condition by Mr. Stuhr, the bird-dealer, 

 and upon such delivery he will be paid for the same at the 

 aforesaid prices. 



This is a move in a most interesting direction. 

 Why should we not have nightingales, bulfinches. 



