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THE OOLOGLST. 
fjistcned end of tlie string, until he succeed- ' 
od ill looi^eiiiiig it. Then lie drew it throujrh, 
;nid sped away to nuike use of it lor his 
new home.** 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
0 reafa per hrcrlfr spare. 
^^Uisronnt on ('O)if 'ni iicd atJs. 
(jKNERAL X^)PI<^'S- 
— A LIST of birds new to Kansas was 
i-eecntly publinbed in the American Natur- 
ijlist by Prfif. Snow. 
— A NKW wren, called the Florida Wren 
by Mr. Kidgway, was recently shot on the 
iMiaini Kiver, hy C. J. Maynard of Mass. 
— Wk .-sliall soon have a new lot of drills, 
blow-pipes, and other instruments, at cr- 
Iremt'f i/ low prlcfs. Our iiislrnnieuts will 
be of tbe best quality of material iind will 
be superior to tho,se oflen-d Iidoiv. 
— 'J'liK C'Iiji])arraI-lien is described by a 
sportsman in Texas as a very pretty bird. 
The female lays one eg;r^ und then com- 
luenees sitting. AVIiiie sitting she Iay.s four 
more, the first bein^^ the largest and the 
fifth the smallest. The birds, when ^rowu. 
seem to be of the same size, I>y tlie time 
the fiftli e^^g is hatched the first is ut-arly a 
full-fledged bird. The first egg is about 
the si^ie of a I'heasant's ; the others range 
in size between the Pheasant's and the 
(Quail's egg. — IPop. Scinnce.^ 
— ;Ari;cn interest has been taken in the 
fossil discoveries of an extinct bird in New 
Zealand, calk-d the Moa by s<'ietiti>ts. The 
skeletons of this bird have been found in 
different localities of the islands : both in 
swamps and open places, thus demonstrat- 
ing the fact that they probably inliabited all 
parts of Now Zealand in great numbers.: 
Their remains are associated with numer- 
ous implements of desti-uction, su(;h as 
were used by the primitive New Zealand 
tribes in killing these birds, and this fact 
shows that they pi'obably once formed the 
food of the inhabitants. If we can succeed 
in obtaining a portrait of the skeleton and ; 
the bird as it was supposed to be, Ave will 
presentthe same to our friends, intliis paper. ! 
— Don't fail to get the supplement. | 
BIRDS' EGGS FOR SALE ClIEAl'. 
Many Rare Varieties. Also Collections 
for beginners. 20 vakiktiks kok .fl.i>0, 
POST FBEE. Send stninp for catalogue. 
EnwAKD S. Stebuiks, 
21 Pembroke Street, Boston, Mass. 
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AVe have a blow-pipe that is used WTl'l I- 
OI'T the MOrTH, thus rendering it ob- 
vioiis that it will replace the old ones. We 
will send this drill to any address on rc- 
cei])t of ft is moinited and ready 
for immediate use. 
AVe shall scton issue a circular 
of om* instruments, when all who 
reqnirctlie suuu^ will have an op- 
portunity of selecting from des- 
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