TWO HERONS 



NT tliis age of death, and destruction 

 to all living creatures, which, be- 

 cause of their size or edible r^uali- 

 ties, the so-called sportsman is 

 jiroud to exhibit as evidence of his 

 skill afield, it is remarkable that 

 there should exist within twenty 

 odd miles of New York's City Hall 

 a cnloiiy (if Hci'ons which woi^ld do credit to the 

 most remote swa.ui]i i)f Floiida. 



Three factors have combined to render this rook- 

 ery possilile : first, its isolation; second, the habits 

 of its occupants; and third, the protection which is 

 afforded it by tlic owner of the land on which it is 

 situated. Of these, the first is Ijy far the most im- 

 ])(irtant, and I may be pardoned, therefore, if I do 

 not betray the Ijirds" secret ; for, much as I desire to 

 encourage American industries, I must on this occa- 

 sion withhold information of undoubted value to 

 the feather trad(\ 



The birds' habits contribute toward their preser- 

 vation, because they are largely nocturnal, "Night" 

 being the specific name applied by the text-books to 

 this i)articular kind of Heron ; but tii those who 

 know him in nature, lie is gencraily s]>oken of as 

 " (|)iiawk," tliis Ijciiig an excellent I'endering of his 

 ciimmon call. 

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