. American ornithology for the home and school . ved theidea of calling a convention of all the people in Philadelphia who be-long to his tribe- Of course it was a joke, but a glance through thepages of the directory convinced him that such a gathering would be abig one. He discovered there were an even hundred plain Birds, butthe variety of those who specified their kinds was appalling. The listas far as he went, was as follows: Doves, 15; Eagles, 8; Larks, 6;Peacocks, 29; Pigeons, 1; Parrots, 40; Nightingales, 9; Partridges, 30,*Sparrows, 7; Sparrow hawks, 7; Wrens, 10; Robins, 15; Flickers,


. American ornithology for the home and school . ved theidea of calling a convention of all the people in Philadelphia who be-long to his tribe- Of course it was a joke, but a glance through thepages of the directory convinced him that such a gathering would be abig one. He discovered there were an even hundred plain Birds, butthe variety of those who specified their kinds was appalling. The listas far as he went, was as follows: Doves, 15; Eagles, 8; Larks, 6;Peacocks, 29; Pigeons, 1; Parrots, 40; Nightingales, 9; Partridges, 30,*Sparrows, 7; Sparrow hawks, 7; Wrens, 10; Robins, 15; Flickers, 5;Thrushes, 4; Canaries, 3; Geese, 2; and Turkey, 1. There were two-Chippies and Philip Ducks upheld the dignity of his branch of the fam-ily.—Philadelphia Record. ffl* %%% BIRD GLASSES^ Like almost anything else are of various grades of excellence andalso like other things it does not pay to buy the cheap kind. jl Better spend a little more at first and get the If ii B©LUSch & Lomb Zeiss iiiii ¥ ii —53 i! ill iiiiiiis=;i;iFH III ill. Biii:::aliiil STEREO BINOCULAR. The new prism glasses giving the largest field, clearest brightestand only true stereoscopic image. This glass is used by theArmies and Navies of the great nations and by expert ornitholo-gists everywhere. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. ROCHESTER., N. Y. Ill NEW YORK. ^1 n ■ II B^^ . „ .= CHICAGO. ■II i ■ I iriPi |H« s mu mmn in. ■ ■ II BB B PI|j>ll| ■ , B ■ B■nil i a, B ■ .B B i ■ I! zs ::EI n II II n COLUMBIA Disc Graphophone t THE TYPE YOU SEE ADVERTISED MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE= Flat, Indestructible l^ecords USED ON THE COLUMBIA DISC GRAPHOPHONE IS THEIR DURABILTY. The material used is a composition exclusivelv controlled by the Col-umbia Phonograph Company. While its peculiar character admitsof its receiving the most minute sound vibrations, the composition ishard enough to resist wear. For this reason Colwnhia Disc l^cordsoutlast all others, while they are vastly


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