. The Oist . rb-ler, - - - : - - 22Oological Ambition, - - - 52Ornithological Facts, Fallacies, and Fancies, - - - - - 68Ornithological Phenomena, - - 12Professional Oologists, (J. M. W.) 62-63 Rhynchops nigra in the Bay ofFundy, 13 Studies on Certain Fringillidae.—TheSavannah Sparrow, Editorial Notes, 23, 29, 30, 31, 69, 77 General , 15, 24, 32, 37, 45, 46, 56, 64, 72, sO, 87, 88. Recent Publications. Birds of the Colorado Valley, - 40Diary of a Bird, - - - - 40Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio, - - - 56Nest and Eggs of American Birds- 32Nests and Eggs of Birds o


. The Oist . rb-ler, - - - : - - 22Oological Ambition, - - - 52Ornithological Facts, Fallacies, and Fancies, - - - - - 68Ornithological Phenomena, - - 12Professional Oologists, (J. M. W.) 62-63 Rhynchops nigra in the Bay ofFundy, 13 Studies on Certain Fringillidae.—TheSavannah Sparrow, Editorial Notes, 23, 29, 30, 31, 69, 77 General , 15, 24, 32, 37, 45, 46, 56, 64, 72, sO, 87, 88. Recent Publications. Birds of the Colorado Valley, - 40Diary of a Bird, - - - - 40Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio, - - - 56Nest and Eggs of American Birds- 32Nests and Eggs of Birds of the Mid-dle Statues, - - - - 40Nuttall Bulletin, . - - - 56On the Present Status of Passer domesticus in America, - - 32Science Observer, - - - 75 Science Advocate, - - - lO The Journal of Science, - - 16 The Literature of Dr. Elliott Cones, 32The Ornithologisches Centralblatt, 40The Deutsche Aclimatisation, - 40The Naturalist, - - - - 40 Illustrations. Nest and Eggs of Chimney Swift. Yellow-breasted Chat. The Ruffed Grouse: A SEMI-SOLILOQUY. A WHIR of wings, And quickly springsFrom under cover dark and deep —From out a hillside rough and steep, With startled air Like frightened hare —A Grouse — how quick hes gone ! I stop — stand still,And then a thrillOf pleasure passes through my frame -A thrill at sight of stately game :The bird of fame,With noble name ! —A wild, shy thing, I ween. He s gone. He went As if were lentTo him the storied wings of wind ;He left me in the woods behind Alone — with naught Save what was wroughtBy fantastic fancy. I walk me on, And birds, up before me in my path,—Flit up before me from their bath In some clear brook, Whose shady nookIs down amid the ferns. T is quiet now ; No leaflets bowTo breezes cool; all Nature s the ceaseless buzz and hum Of insect hosts. Whose flitting ghosts —Unseen — are kings in air. But hark ! I hear A sound, and near:A rising, slow and measured sound —A heating in the still pr


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