. The Nidiologist. by a cat. This left butone Teal and one Mallard, the former a drakeand the latter a female, neither of which atmature age attained its full growth, especiallythe Mallard, which was only half the size of awild bird. The two soon began to roam far out on theranch, and finally took up their abode near thecattle corral, where there was water and mudand plenty of wild food. One day the Mal-lard disappeared, and I had given her up aslost, but about two weeks later I discoveredher among the Hens and Ducks of a neighborwho lived about a mile from me, adjoining themarsh. He said his
. The Nidiologist. by a cat. This left butone Teal and one Mallard, the former a drakeand the latter a female, neither of which atmature age attained its full growth, especiallythe Mallard, which was only half the size of awild bird. The two soon began to roam far out on theranch, and finally took up their abode near thecattle corral, where there was water and mudand plenty of wild food. One day the Mal-lard disappeared, and I had given her up aslost, but about two weeks later I discoveredher among the Hens and Ducks of a neighborwho lived about a mile from me, adjoining themarsh. He said his boy had been out on themarsh hunting, and had caught the bird alive,aided by the dog. After proving ownership, Itook the bird back to its former home to keepthe little Teal company, and caught him andcut his wing as well as the Mallards, so theywould fly away no more; but they both soondisappeared, and most likely furnished, in theirunprotected condition, a rich meal for someprowling cat. D. A. Cohen. Alameda, The manager of the Pan-Handle Natural ScienceEstablishment writes us : We handle only instru-ments, scientific works, and like supplies. These wewill guarantee will always be found to be what theyare advertised to be. We will issue a catalogue forgeneral distribution shortly, and will endeavor toplease all who patronize us. A Thief. While out collecting on June 4 of this year 1 dis-covered a nest of California Partridge containingeleven eggs. This being an incomplete set, I leftthem, and decided to return in a few days and collectthe complete clutch. On June 16 I again visitedthe nest, expecting to see a nice set of eighteen ortwentv eggs, but on looking into the nest I was sur-prised to see fifteen good eg,gs and three with holesin them and the contents removed. The eggs seemed to be freshly eaten, so I hid my-self behind a tree to try to see who the robber couldbe. I waited about five minutes, when I saw a Rus-set-backed Thrush fly into the nest, stick his bill in
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