ISSUED IN BEHALF OF THE SCIENCE WHICH IT ADVOCATES. 



VOLUME 1, \ 

 NUMBEB t. f 



JUNE, 1875. 



Expressly for The Oolooibt. 



THE WHITE-HEADED EAGLE, 



Behold in yon skies, with piercing eyes, 



The noble kin"; of birds; 

 W r lio swift on the wing, liis glance doth fling 



O'er Space untold by words. 

 .Vow he pauses on high, quick to descry 



Beneath him bu victim; 

 Hlien with a wild dash ; as quick as a flash, 



Down through the air doth he skim, 

 As with a fierce, shriek, he opens his beak, 



His victim to devour. 



Again in the air, — this bird's broadest lair, 



From view he circles above, 

 His piercing sight keen, from Ids hit supreme 



Making objects doubly acute. 

 Not a cloud in the sky; in the air not a sigh, 



On this cool, pleasant, calm day. 

 The water is clear; not a sound do you hear 



But the scream of the Eagle tar away. 



His head and his tail their white doT.nvi ii. 



As he proudly sweeps along. ■ 

 With pinions wide spread and uplifted head, 



Ignoring all birds of their song. W. 



ICddS were until a comparatively repent 

 period blown with a hole in each end, and 

 hi"!, crirs which I receive in my exchan- 



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ges are similarly prepared ; however at the 

 present day no experienced collector ever 

 makes but one hole to evacuate the con- 

 ten of an egg, using a blow-pipe to accom- 

 plish the object. 



The following rules should be strictly ob- 

 served : 1st, Prepare your eggs neatly 

 and cleanly, for, as Dr. Woofl 90 aptly re- 

 marked : "There is no excuse for having 

 a dirty >■ i of eggs, where water, soap and 

 a toitbbruflh can he procured." There are 

 some eggs, such sis Grebes', Flamingoes', 

 etc., etc., which will not admit of washing, 

 their characteristic markings being washed 

 awav. There arc but few of this class, 

 however, and they tire conlined to the a- 

 qqatie birds. 2d, Make but one hole and 

 that in the middle of the egg. Usually a 

 drill is employed to accomplish this object; 

 or, what is. just as eilicatious, a wire sharp- 

 ened to a pi tat on fottr or six sides. 3rd. 

 Should the blow-pipe not readily remove 

 the contents, inject tepid yvnter and .-hsikc 

 the egg well. 11 >w out what, you can. and 

 repeat the operation until all traces of its 

 contents are removed. Should the embryo 

 be too far advanced to remove thrc ugh ;i 

 moderate sized Opening, remove what you 

 can conveniently and refill with tepid water ; 

 place it away in some warm place, and e\- 

 ery few hours agitate it well by shaking; 

 decomposition rapidly endues and in a few 

 days von will be ab'e to remt ve the ci.tire 



