THE SUNNY SOUTH OOLOGIST, 



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Hundreds of bright colored parrots were 

 seen near Brownwood, Texas, last summer 

 (supposed to have come from Central Amer- 

 ica), something which has never happened 

 before. There were also a great many more 

 crows than usual. Many of the superstitious 

 people of that place consider it an omen of 

 bad luck. 



Ealph S, Tarr, (in the January number of 

 "Tidings from Nature ") speaking of the 

 English Sparrow says: "In the southern and 

 western states, beyond the Mississippi river, 

 this bird has not been observed." In mak- 

 ing a correction here, I will state that we 

 have the little "tramp" by the thousands in 

 all of the principle cities and towns of Lou- 

 siana, and I think I encountered them as far 

 west as Las Vegas, N. M., this past season. 



KIND WORDS. 



ALDOBON AND THE SNAKE. 



A very amusing anecdote is told of 

 Audobon, which happened while on his 

 collecting tour through the Sunny 

 South some years ago. He and his 

 friend were watching a woodpecker fly to 

 and from a series of holes excavated in 

 the trunk of an old tree. The bird at 

 last stayed in the holes longer than 

 usual, so Audobon concluded to climb 

 the tree, and. if possible, capture the 

 bird by closing the openings of the holes. 

 When he had reached the supposed hole, 

 he was in the act of putting in his hand, 

 when a large black snake poked his head 

 out. At the moment he was so fright- 

 ened that he let go all holds and fell 

 headlong to the ground. His friend, 

 seeing him fall, rushed to his assistance, 

 and on inquiring if he was hurt (which 

 accidentally he was not), received this 

 answer: ''No, I am not hurt, but if you 

 want to see a frightened snake, just climb 

 that tree and look into that hole." 



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