. Bird-lore . ew down andpicked it from the long grass, and re-turned to the tree. A second time itdropped it, and then, after carrying itagain to the tree, thrust it into a crevicein the bark with considerable force, andbegan to peck at it vigorously. This itdid for a few seconds, when I jumped upquickly and, with wild gesticulations,frightened it away. It proved to be theacorn of the pin Oak {Quej-cus palustris),and as no fruiting tree of this species wasnearer than the Island, in the river oppo-site, I concluded that the bird had carriedit across the water from that point. After photographi
. Bird-lore . ew down andpicked it from the long grass, and re-turned to the tree. A second time itdropped it, and then, after carrying itagain to the tree, thrust it into a crevicein the bark with considerable force, andbegan to peck at it vigorously. This itdid for a few seconds, when I jumped upquickly and, with wild gesticulations,frightened it away. It proved to be theacorn of the pin Oak {Quej-cus palustris),and as no fruiting tree of this species wasnearer than the Island, in the river oppo-site, I concluded that the bird had carriedit across the water from that point. After photographing the acorn on thetree, I cut the section of bark oft, gluedthe acorn in its cavity, and the photographshows the result.—E. B. Southwick, aty. A Cover Design This interesting sketch was contributedby a prominent ornithologist as an appro-priate cover design for this magazine at atime when it was proposed to call it TheBird World. The appearance of a bookbearing this title renders it necessary for. lUyJUL us to abandon its use, but we do not, forthe same reason, feel justified in deprivingthe world of this remarkably artistic efiort,and therefore present it for the edificationof our readers, and we trust, to the de-light of its author ! Collecting a Brown Thrashers Song Rustler, my pet Brown Thrasher, waspouring out his loud, long, spring song. Aphonograph, or rather a graphophone, hadbeen left on a table by the cage. Every-thing seemed to favor the collection of abird song. I placed the instrument sothat the open funnel of the horn camewithin less than a foot of the Thrashersswelling throat, and touching a lever, setthe wax cylinder revolving below a sapphire-tipped style, which cut the bird notes into*the wax. Just as the medley changedfrom that of a Catbird to that of a WoodThrush, a Robin flew- past the stopped short, but the style con-tinued to cut and ruin the wax Rustler started in again he hoppedto the opposite side of the cage,
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