. The oist . ndAshland, Ore. Last July he spent twomonths on Orcas Island in the straits. His specialty is conchol-ogy. The Oologist. Vol. XXX. No. 2. Albion, N. Y. Feb. 15, 1913. Whole No. 307 Chimed and Published Monthly, by R. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lacon, III. €)C€€)©Ce)CCO©€ ^y A PROMISE ^y CBy Rachel West Clement. ^B\ The driving mist obscures the view, ^^ ©But high on yonder tree I see ^K\ A robin tilting in the breeze, ^w j As he pours forth his melody. ^^ ©The chilly day is at its close, ^F ) ^Vhat joy was mine the whole day long, ^L^ CAs oer the patter of the rain ^BN
. The oist . ndAshland, Ore. Last July he spent twomonths on Orcas Island in the straits. His specialty is conchol-ogy. The Oologist. Vol. XXX. No. 2. Albion, N. Y. Feb. 15, 1913. Whole No. 307 Chimed and Published Monthly, by R. M. Barnes, Albion, N. Y., and Lacon, III. €)C€€)©Ce)CCO©€ ^y A PROMISE ^y CBy Rachel West Clement. ^B\ The driving mist obscures the view, ^^ ©But high on yonder tree I see ^K\ A robin tilting in the breeze, ^w j As he pours forth his melody. ^^ ©The chilly day is at its close, ^F ) ^Vhat joy was mine the whole day long, ^L^ CAs oer the patter of the rain ^BN I paused to marvel at his song. ^F J ©What ecstasy is in that laugh! ^S\ For laugh it really seems to be— ^F J ^^^ As he rocks gaily in the breeze, ^^^ ^K\ And sings again his song to me. ^B\ ^^^ It is the trill of joy he gives! ^^^ ^B\ And cheerfulness within me springs. ^K\ ^F^ J Tho wintry blasts may threaten me, ^F J ^^^ Tis hope and cheer his coming brings! ^b:: f) €> 18 THE OOLOQI8T. THE OOLOGIST 19 Domesticating Wild Fowl. Many of our readers know that TheEditor of THE OOLOGIST has foryears been endeavoring to demonstrai-L-that the ordinary breeds of NorthAmerican Wild fowl may, with propersurroundings and reasonable attentionto detail, be domesticated. This inour judgment is the only solution forthe wild fowl question. The great in-crease in gunners, the wonderful out-put and imi)rovement in the variousmachines of death, the of cartridges and all man-ner of improved paraphernalia for theliurpose of luring the birds to theirdeath, will ultimately exterminate allof the wild fowl on this continent un-less something is done. From one blind within twentymiles of the writers home, 1200 duclvswere slaughtered in the fall of 1912,all being shot over wooden decoysamong which were placed live callducks. The birds cannot stand thischaracter of persecution long. The keeping of nature wild fowl inconfinement is one of the most alluringo
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