foi PA E. 
Be those who make Natural History a study it is 
known that, although much has been done to 
explore the numerous paths, habits, and actions of 
the Animal Creation, still there remains a great and 
wide field of research, in which are yet to be found. 
hidden treasures of great value. 
Ornithology is one of the most pleasing and won- 
derful studies of the living world; but it requires the 
attention of persons of leisure. The only way to 
attain a right knowledge of the habits and actions of | 
our feathered world is to carefully watch each move- 
ment, plumage, and haunt, allowing an impression to 
be made on the mind. of what is seen, and also to 
retain the season of the year these different things 

