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work, to fjet our fbnns tojj^ether in time to 
^nm] out this montli's papers at tho, snine 
<lfi-W, till' prcvjous uunil)ors were issued. Wv 
trust wv bbar excnsal, and liope tluit none 
will vej^ard the i'aci as other than a mere 
i'inniinstuiice. 
Wk slmuld like to liearlVom our Califor- 
liifm eorivsjioiuk'iits as to whether tht'v re- 
ceive TiiK Ooi.ociST re,iru!arly or not. 
Wk would eall the attention of our read- 
ers i<» the ud^ertisenlent ol'I^lr. CoU's, who 
\ui!i a hir^re rpianlily of desirable egiis at 
low nit»*s. Si'ud lor his list. 
ditclies which intersect tlie rice-fields, all 
of which contain fisii of various sorts, tliese 
birds find it easy to procure food in great 
abundance. Tliere the Blue Herons* breed 
in considerable numbers, and if the placis 
they have chosen be over a swamp, few 
situations can be conceived more likely to 
i ousiire their safety, for one seldcmi ventures 
I Into those di.sinal retreats at tlie time wlien 
j tlu'se birds breed, the effluvia being extreme- 
\ !y injuridus to healtii, besides tlnMlillieuUicr^ 
to be ((verrome in making one's way to 
tiieni. * * John J. Audubon. 
A ME m CAN BIUDS. 
EXTRACTS 
Popular Naturalists. 
Ornithological Arrivals 
AT 
FAHiMOUNT PARK GARDENS, 
Phihidelphia, Pa. 
IT. 
THE aUEAT BLUE HE HON, 
Continued. 
fSjf T is by no means a constant pi*actice 
•jHl ^''^-"^ .-species to breed in com- 
^Sft munities. whether lar«re or small; 
for alt!iou*rli 1 nave .seen many such asso- 
ciations. 1 iuive also ibund many pairs 
breeding apart. Nor do i\w.y at all times 
inakc chi>ice ol' tlic trees placed in the in- 
t-erior of n swamp, for I have found heron- 
ries in the pine barrens of the Floridas, 
uu)re than ten miles from any marsh, pond, 
or river. I hav*^ also t)bserved nests on the 
tops of the tallest trees, Avhile others Avere 
only a few feet above the jrrouud^ some al- j 
ao I have seen 'on tlse <rroimd itself, audi 
niany on cactuses. In the ( /arolinas, where ' 
IJerons of all sorts are extremely abundant, ! 
pei'haps as nmch so as in the lower parts ^ 
of Louisiana or the Floridas, on account of] 
file nuuK^rons reservoirs connected w ith the j 
rice plantations, and the still more numerous | 
NOVKMBKU, 187;"), 
I (Ireat Nortliern Loon. llab. N. Amer* 
1 llerrin-^ Gull. 
'I Anu-ricau Rheas. S. Amer. 
1 Mockinu- Bird. Ilab. United States. 
1 Green-winced Teal. North America. 
1 (Jreat Horned Owl. West, llenn'sph. 
2 RiuLr Doves. " Africa ; India. 
1 White-throat. Spar. " Eii.st. N. Amer. 
4 Fox S])arrows. *' do. 
1 Wild Turkey. From Perry Co., Pa. 
1 Red-tailed Hawk. Hab. North America. 
1 Bald Eaole do. 
1 Sparrow Hawk. ''• do. 
1 Screech Owl. do. 
1 Barn " do. 
Dl-XICMllKU, 1875. 
2 Screech Owls. Hab. North America. 
1 Barred " do. 
1 Yellow-checked Amazon. Hab. Honduras, 
4 Horned Grebes. Hab. Nortli America. 
1 Coot, do. 
2 Pigeons, ( (7o^/77i/ja donie:<(ira.) do. 
1 Kiajr Vulture. Plab. Tropical America. 
1 Canada Goose. *' North America. 
1 Gulden Ea«^le. do. 
1 Roujirh-legged Hawk. Hab. do- 
*This has reference to the bird under des- 
cription. 
