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times, the old birds uttered a lisping sort of warble, beginn 
like that of Dendreca striata, but winding up with a few sprigh 
notes, similar to those of D. virens. The young had no not 
save the usual faint chirp. What is the southernmost observ 
breeding locality of this bird? 
Petrochelidon lunifrons is the commonest swallow in the Cat 
skills, far outnumbering all the other species combined. It bre 
in great numbers under the eaves of every barn and deserted house. 
In no other eastern locality have I noticed it in such great abun- 
dance as in these mountains. — T. Martin TRIPPE. . 
Fısnes As SuRrGEONS. — In walking through the long dank g 
of the forest, an almost imperceptible, minute sort of tick ab 
tached themselves to the ends of our trousers, and from thence 
up our legs and buried themselves in the flesh, causing 4 Mos 
annoying sensation of itchiness. The whole party soon became 
victims to the irritation of this little pest, and scratched and ex- 
claimed without measure. One of the Caribs, on hearing y 
cause of our vexation, said that the remedy was near, advising 
us to go without one moment’s delay and lie down in the rive 
and that there was a small fish in the creek which would alm i 
immediately extract the tick if it had not burrowed too far m 
the flesh ; we all did as I fully expect you to do, gentle reader, 00 
hearing this novel style of surgery, burst out into uncontrolam 
fits of laughter; but on Mr. C— and the manager’s assuring U 
that the blacks only spoke from long experience, and that t 
themselves had more than once proved the efficacy of the cure 
warning us at the same time that the tick, if not soon extra 
would become a very severe sore ; we at last, but without one atom 
of faith in the experiment, assented to the proposal, and © 
menced to undress without further opposition. : 
We bathed, and then in compliance with the Carib’s directio 
lay down quite still in the shallowest part of the stream. 
few moments, I felt something very sharp strike against sev’ 
parts of my body ; cautiously raising my head, and looking ©” 
towards my legs I saw a swarm of very small fish, wriggling 
swimming around me, continually bobbing their little heads at 
person, and readers, ridiculous, incredulous as I fear my 
will sound in the ears of the unlearned, positively the fish 
only picked off the tick which were outside the flesh, but act 
extracted those which had burrowed beneath the skin.—22e™ 
