FOREST AND STREAM." 



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ent names -within lhe last one hundred years. The prairie 

 hen, or pinnated grouse, is too well known to need a de- 

 scription here. The sharp tailed grouse (no longer known 

 in Illinois) is found in Iowa and Dakota, only on the prai- 

 ries, and generally near the Big Sioux River. It differs 

 frnm the prairie hen in having the upper part white, stouter 

 bill, feathered to the base of the toes, more wedge shaped 

 tail, with central feathers elongated, feather? marked With 

 V-shaped vhi to spots, especially on (ha bre&st, and also 

 some U-shaped markings. It. is nearly as larrc, and in 

 some instances, though very rarely, exceeds the prairie hen 

 lit size, The meat, unlike the prarie hen, is while and 

 very delicious. Like the other Illinois grouse^it has a tail 

 of eighteen feathers. 



The pheasant, scientifically known as BonaMuM vmMlti.i, 

 also culled the partridge, is a smaller bird, and was at one 

 time quite abundant along the heavily timbered and hilly 

 portions of the Illinois River. It is yet. easily found in the. 

 sequestered and hilly portions of the northwestern coun- 

 ties'. But I he bird, like the sharp tailed grouse, is soon to 

 be si thing of the past in Illinois. 



The mountainous regions* of i he Middle States were the 

 usual preferred residences of the ruffed grouse, (called the 

 partridge in Connecticut and Eastward), and although it is 

 known "to once have extended over the whole breadth of 

 the Continent, northward as far as the fifty-sixth parallel, 

 and southward to Texas, Mr. Audubon ssiys that, there 

 were portions of South Carolina in which it never existed. 

 Its flesh is white and very tender. It is said by some that 

 their flesh is poisonous after they have eaten the leaves of 

 the laurel (Kahnin latlfolia); but Mr. Audubon appears to 

 doubt this. It, is the only one of the species, and in fact 

 the onlv bird that produces the "drumming" or thunder-like 

 noise, in the localities where it exists. It is very shy, and 

 lakes wing at the slightest intrusion. Should a sportsman 

 ever be fortunate enough to see one strutting and drum- 

 ming, he would ever after hesitate before he shot one. It 

 maybe safely said that they are not only the proudest, but 

 the handsomest game bird on this continent. They are 

 rarely if ever found in flocks of more than four to six, and 

 oftener from one to three. — El Paso Journal. 

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Tim. Natural Histoiiv Museum.— A complimentary 

 reception was given last week by the trustees of the Am- 

 erican Museum of Natural History at the rooms of the 

 Museum in Central Park. The past year of the Museum 

 has been more successful than any other since its beginning 

 six years ago, very many new specimens having been 

 added, and the whole collection having been more thor- 

 oughly arranged and classified. The mounted specimen of 

 the Arab courser attacked by lions, which obtained the 

 prize as a work of art at the Paris Exposition, has been placed 

 on the lower floor, just to the right of the entrance, and 

 attracted much attention. The gift of Miss Catherine 

 Wolfe, the daughtsr of the late President of the Museum, 

 . consisting of over 5,000 specimens of shells, has been 

 placed oil the second floor. In addition to this collection, 

 Miss Wolfe has also given the Museum over a thousand 

 volumes of scientific works, which have been mostly ar- 

 ranged in cases in the upper story of the building. The 

 specimens of mounted birds and mammals on exhibition in 

 the upper hall are probably the finest in the country, and 

 have been largely added to during the last y#ar."» The 

 crowd of visitors at the reception was toojjreat to permit a 

 close examination of the collection, which is in every de- 

 partment exceedingly full. The meteorological department 

 had its share of curious visitors inspecting the various in- 

 struments by which the daily observations are made. It is 

 in this part of the building that the library is situated, 

 containing, beside the gift of Miss Wolfe, a complete set 

 of all the publications of the Smithsonian Iustilute, and 

 many other valuable works on natural history. 



K Fighting Fishes. — "The Jardin d'Acclimatation," says 

 the Paris Liberie, "has just received from Shanghai a col- 

 lection of Japanese and Chinese fishes, among which are 

 some of the fighting sort, which furnish great amusement 

 to the Annamites. The following is the mode of proceed- 

 ing: They select two combatants of dark color, and put 

 them into separate glass bottles, which they then place 

 close together. The fish immediately begin to watch each 

 other; their hues change; they become black, the tail and 

 fins become phosphorescent, and the eyes sparkle with pe- 

 culiar lustre. They soon rush toward one another, but arc 

 stopped by the bottles. When their rage is at its height 

 they are liberated and placed in the same reservoir, and a 

 furious combat takes place until one being defeated seeks 

 Bafety in flight, again changing its tint to a whitish gray." 



— In Tennessee, a snake which measured several feet in 

 length was killed while caught in the crack of a fence, half 

 its body being on each side. Examination developed that 

 the snake had swallowed a rabbit before it had attempted 

 to crawl through the crack, and that after its body was 

 half through the crack it caught and swallowed another 

 rabbit, thus having a rabbit on each side the fence. The 

 rabbits could not get through the crack, which was un- 

 fortunate for the snake, as it'eost him his life. 



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Salem, Mass., November 16th, 1874. 

 Editoh Foueot and Streams— 



IUs wilh much pleasure that I inform you of the capture of a fine al- 

 bino of the species cvlymbus septeiitrionalw; sex as yet unknown. This 

 bird was shot In Salem Harbor Tjy -a friend of mine, while gunning In 

 my float. It la a clear, beautiful white, no panellings or other mark- 

 ings being discernible, wilh flesh-colored bill and feet of a pale yellow. 

 The eye is smoky while, wilh hlnck pupil, and the whole bird is some- 

 what under the umuiI size. I have scon albino robins, blackbirds, blue- 

 birds, woodpeckers, sparrows, swallows, a woodchnck, and know of ul- 

 blno woodcock ami quail; but I never knew of anything like this be- 

 fore, and never heard of any albinos among water fowl before this, 

 though of course they arc liable to occur In anything. 



] f some of our leading ornithologists would inform us through your 

 columns about albinos, particularly in aquatic birds, and also their theo- 

 ries for the occurrence of the samo, I think there would be noma atten- 

 tive readers, amongBt whom would be yours truly. B. L. N. 



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CENTRAL, PARK MENAGERIE. 



DEPARTMENT OP PUBLIC PARKS, I 



New York. Nov. Hi, 1874. | 

 Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending 

 November 21 Bt, 1874: 

 Three brown Capuchin Monkeys, Cebusfalnetlus. Ilab. Guiana. 

 One Red-tailed Hawk, JlitUo OoreiUis. 

 One Herring Gun, Locus argenlalus. 

 One Agouti, Diwjpncta atjitti. Presented by Mr. John Schailner. 



tppiflg Turtle, Chslvdra serpentina. Presented by Mr. F. S. 

 Webster . W. A. COMSWM. 



foodlnnd, Wmvn mid Cgnrthn. 



NEWFOUNDLAND SCENERY. 



"The Western waves of ebbing day, 

 Eoll'd o'er the glen their level way: 

 Each purple peak, each flinty spire, 

 Was bathed in Hoods of living Arc." 



Harbor Grace, October 36th, 1871* 



BniTOR FOREST AWT) SJTBEAM:— 



The many renders of Scott's "Lady of the Lake" will ri u,. 



well known'llnes. 1 use them here simply as helps to thought, and In- 

 deed it has been our wish, at the close of a day's journey in our country 

 that wo possessed such descriptive power. We have gram] sun-els, 

 clouds of lovely tints— crimson, mauve, and many oilier colors. We 

 have the star-bcjenmied heavens. We have, also, the dark storm cloud, 

 the flowing rain, the rivers to ford, the windfalls to gel over, the marshes 

 to cross, aud the heal and the flies to encounter, before reaching our en- 

 campment for the night. Dow soothing, then, is the beautiful evening". 

 Our woods ore remarkable for their stillness at, night, aud when alone by 

 the sweet murmur of yon brook, or mayhap a dashing river, the cry of 

 the loon (which sounds like looh— ni is pre-eminently solemn In iho night 

 watches. What an eye it has. It will dodge the flash of a gun. Well 

 may it he called the great, northern diver. 



In my former notes I gavo some imperfect views of Trinity- Buy. We 

 will how land at Trinity again, and send our boat, onto Catalina, there 

 to wait on us. The southwest arm of Trinity has two branches. We 

 take the one skirting lhe northwest arm. It runs along by the hill sido, 

 and is very narrow, but the scenery is interesting. There is Colt's Cove, 

 which can hold hundreds or sail of ships, perfectly land locked, and out 

 of sight of the harbor. Then the beautiful arm reaches up northward, 

 and we journey on our road until we gain the northwest ami, River 

 Bridge, where some nice trout can be caught. Our road to King's Cove 

 lavs to the left. So far wo hare left, four miles behind us, and some 

 eighteen miles further will carry the traveller to King's Cove. There is a 

 curious way of making roads in this country sometimes. They are often- 

 times longer than they ought lo bo. Indeed, were it not for compass 

 bearing of places, people might Imagine they were g.'ing into the deer 

 country, where the wolves might get hold of them. Our road, neverthe- 

 less, is an interesting one. Itis narrow, to be sure, but has been won- 

 derfully improved or late years. The sides thereof ore thickly skirted 

 with a strong growth of spruce and flr, mixed with the more ornamental 

 trees of the woods, such as the wild cherry, sycamore, mountain ash, 

 juniper, etc, and the road itself is carpeted with the beautiful C. Canaden- 

 sis, with its pretty white petals and cluster of red berries. I have met 

 with solitary specimens of the Cliutonia liorealis on the road. Here and 

 there wo see the kikes peeping at us through the trees. One of the finest 

 lakes is Warehlll. We call them alt ponds in this country. If a man 

 can call across si sheet of water, "How many trout have yoaf and get. a 

 satisfactory answer, I suppose we call that a pond; wit. we can't eal 

 across ttiese big lakes, unless we had the power or Stentor. C. 



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The Biggest Farm — I was at Sullivant's farm to-day. 

 It is about eight miles square, and contains about 41,000 

 acres. Number of hands employed, about 600; mules and 

 horses, 1,000; cattle (oxen), »0; number acres in corn, 

 20,000; acres in small grain, 3,000; acres in tame grass, 

 3,000; miles of hedge, 300; head of hogs, 1,100; head of 

 cattle, 600. Everything is run in regular military style. 

 He can tell what it costs to raise a bushel of grain on any 

 section of his farm, also the cost each month to feed the 

 hands. The hands are all hired by the month and boarded. 

 There is a resident doctor— Dr. Blair— who attends to the 

 sick. According to actual figures, it is demonstrated that 

 eleven cents per bushel in ordinary seasons will put corn in 

 the crib, and twenty-six cents per day will board hands. 

 The following was the bill of fare for June, 1874:— Smoked 

 shoulder, mess beef, fresh beef, flour, bread, rice, beans, 

 peas, tea, coffee, sugar, dried apples, vinegar, molasses, 

 Jard, spices, eggs, fresh vegetables, etc. ; cost per capita, 

 twenty-six and a half cents. A general stock of goods is 

 kept, from which the men are suplied at cost. An elevator 

 of 30,000 bushels capacity is about ready to receive grain. 

 It is said to be, by competent judges, the best aud most 

 complete elevator in the State, outside of Chicago. There 

 is now in crib on the farm 450,000 bushels of corn, wailing 

 lo be shelled and shipped.— El Paso Journal. 

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Thk Sugar Chop. — From a letter before us dated Baton 

 Rouge, Louisiana, we learn that the prospect for a good 

 crop of sugar has not been surpassed for a number of 

 years. This e> tract stales that "since the 11th inst. we 

 have been in the daily receipt of over one hundred hogs- 

 heads of sugar and three hundred barrels of molasses." 

 The full harvest will not begin for two or three weeks, and 

 negro laborers will then have all they want to do. Accord- 

 ing to appearances now, it will be fair to count, 180,000 

 hogsheads. This will be the largest yield since 1881, when 

 the figures stood at 450,000 hogsheads. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



N. Jones, Acton, Mass.— The animal you send is a spe- 

 cies of elephant water flea, {Bomirm lonffeeviius.) lis ap- 

 pearance, when seen through a microscopic lense, is very 

 peculiar and interesting. Its large eyes and curiously 

 shaped hands, or feelers, are a fine study. Shell oval, 

 rounded behind, terminating in a broad spine; upper at- 

 lense large, curved, cylindrical, and many jointed. It is 

 found in 1'resh water streams. There are a large number 

 of different species of the water flea, some of them very 

 curious, yet all harmless. 



The seed you send is the NtcoUaiui tolxmum, or tobacco 

 seed. Place it under a microscope and you will see a kid- 

 ney-shaped seed or a light brown color, with strongly 

 marked ridges meandering all over the surface". Towards 

 the concave portion of the seed these waves become less 

 decided. On some seeds a curious irrideseence will be 

 noticed. I never before examined the seed of tobacco with 

 the microscope. It richly repays one in examination, 



Ollipod Quill, 



Silk Worms. — A correspondent from Berkshire county, 

 Mass., writes us that there is considerable ink-rest mani- 

 fested at the present time in regard to the silk culture, 

 and that efforts are making to test the practicability of the 

 same. After some few trials, which we think could be 

 overcome, we see no.good reason why this climate should 

 fail of giving a remunerative reward for silk culture. We 

 have the opinion of Mr. Kenedy, the agent of the Holyoke 

 silk factory, who thinks well of Berkshire county as a 

 place admirably calculated for making the experiment. 

 Let us hope this success may be attended with success, for 

 it would not only in: reduce a new industrial enterprise into 

 this country, but prove also that some things can be done 

 as well 83 others by persevering Yankee talent. 



Ollifod Quill, 



Ellen Quincy, Belmont, Mass. — In your table decora- 

 tions be sure to observe the following rules: Always when 

 you use for your table white or gold banded china use foli- 

 age and fruit; flowers always have a very pleasing effect 

 on a plain white crystal service, and you* may use green 

 leaves intermixed with bright berries; they have an ele- 

 gant aud chaste effect on glass, yet it requires a refined 

 taste tp arrange the same in graceful combinations. Re- 

 member this fact: brilliant-hued blossoms lose much of 

 their natural beauty when contrasted with the varied colors 

 of a china desert set. A few arrangements with the differ- 

 ent Kinds of flowers will soon give you new ideas. 



^_^^ Ollipod Qcii.t,. 



F. Pittman, Millvillc, Long Island.— The fertilizer you 

 ask about is known as Gould's fertilizer, and was invented 

 and patented quite a number of years ago. I have used it 

 for fourteen years in succession, and have found it safe, 

 reliable, and, When used according to direction, always 

 giving satisfaction. I have also this season made a careful 

 experimental uso of Reed's fertilizer. Olllpod Quill. 



X\u MmneL 



THE POINTS OF SHOW DOGS. 



T1IE LONG-HAIRED OR YORKSHIRE TERRIER, (COMMOKLT 

 CALLED BROKEN-HAIRED SCOTCH.) 



HEAD long; jaw and nose sharp; eye bright and sharp j 

 jaw not over short; body compact, not too high on 

 the leg; stern carried gaily. There is so much coat you 

 cannot see the general outline. It should be long, free 

 from curl or crimping. There are three different shinies on 

 a good dog — blue, silvery and tan, the fluff of bead and 

 ears being well tanned with that rich tan which it can hardly 

 be believed is natural, and which is carried equally rich on 

 the legs and feet. 



rODJTS IN JUDGlNa. 



Head 15[C'0lor 115 



Legs tnlFeel ~, 



Tail oiLength of coat at) 



IDislributionof color on coat 10— 100 



THE rOMKRANlAN DOG. 



Head widish between the ears; ears pricked, head flat, 

 going off sharp to the muzzle; eye bright, flashing, and 

 restless; the whole head foxy-looking, theuosebeingblack; 

 whole body square and short; legs straight; feet inclined 

 to be flat; tail curled over and lying on to the hip; coat a 

 wdiole mass of pure white straight hair, very pily at the 

 bottom. 



Head 



General symmetry... 

 Tail . 



nts ra jrnxiiNo. 



30,Coat 



lfiColor 



....10 Legs. 



15 



I Feet.. 



5-100 



THE PUG DOG. 



Head round; skull high; ears small, fine in quality, and 

 dark, carried close to the head; eves should be very promi- 

 nent, almost as it ihey would leave the sockets, dark and 

 lustrous; nostrils and nose well set back, with an indent or 

 stop, but not so much as the bull dog; jaws level, with a 

 dark muzzle and a black mole on each check, wilh three 

 hairs in each mole; shoulders broad; chest wide; back 

 strong, well loined; stern curled over cm one side about 

 half a turn more thau one curl; legs straight; feet flat; 

 color fawn, with all points black, but devoid of smut in 

 body-color; coat of fine quality, with a trace of dark down 

 the ccutrc of back. 



POINTS IK JUIlOINO. 



Head s^l Shoulders In 



Back lOlLoins 10 



Tail lOlColor 13 



Distinct Harks 10 Legs 5 



l-'cet 5-100 



FOX-TERRIER POINTS. 



I sec an article in your Gazette of Saturday, the 17th inst., 

 on fox-terriers, together with their, points for judging. 

 Kindly permit me to say that I agree with such artiele'toa 

 certain extent; but I consider some points should be al- 

 lowed for color and some for condition, aud therefore sub- 

 mit what I consider should be the code of points for a fox- 

 terrier to be judged by, and shall be glad to bear through 

 your paper from any of my brother fanciers, their views 

 on the matter, for I am open to conviction and willing to 

 learn anything with reference to Ibis "gem" of dogs: — 

 Shape of head, inei'dg oy*a.)5 Legs and feot... is 



Shape of body ls|Starn , '.'.','.,'.'. 5—100 



Of course nose should be black, aud as to the principal 

 part of the remarks iu general in your article of the 17th 

 inst., I agree. — Fancier's Gazelle. 



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APPARENT WANT OF NOSE. 



DURING such weather, and in the dry state the herbage 

 has been for the past two weeks, it is almost an im- 

 possibility for even the keenest nosed dog to readily find 

 quail; aud we have heard the universal complaint from 

 sportsmen returning from shooting trips since November, 

 first that until we have a rain there will be little satisfaction 

 iu using a dog. We likewise experienced the same trouble 

 when in Kent county, Delaware, the past week, where we 

 were positive the bird abounds in numbers, and for the first 

 two days regularly looked to the stubbles during the early 

 morning and evening feeding times of the quail, but with- 

 out success; and until changing entirely our plans of oper- 

 ations found but few coveys. Owing to the great dryness 

 of everything, on account of the drought, the birds all 

 seemed to keep directly near the small branches and streams, 

 and provided thus far with all the food they need, furnished 

 by the wood or thicket they frequeut, have not yet been 

 compelled to seek the stubbles, as they will later. 



A setter must be plentifully supplied with water, if any 

 dependence is to be placed upon his nose, and we learn 

 from a great many of our friends that this necessity has 

 been extremely difflsult to find this Autumn. We are sure 



