Natural history . A -3 — cz? X NEW WHALES 53 and dancing. The material for this group was collected by Mr. Chap-man in the Sand Hill region of western Nebraska near the town ofHalsey last spring. Mr. Chapman considered himself very fortunate inwitnessing this performance of the Prairie Hen at close range, thussecuring the data from which the group has been constructed. The backgrounds have been painted by Mr. Bruce Horsfall, whowas sent by the Museum to make the requisite studies in the field andthe accessories have been prepared at the Museum under the directionof Mr. J. D. THE MUSE
Natural history . A -3 — cz? X NEW WHALES 53 and dancing. The material for this group was collected by Mr. Chap-man in the Sand Hill region of western Nebraska near the town ofHalsey last spring. Mr. Chapman considered himself very fortunate inwitnessing this performance of the Prairie Hen at close range, thussecuring the data from which the group has been constructed. The backgrounds have been painted by Mr. Bruce Horsfall, whowas sent by the Museum to make the requisite studies in the field andthe accessories have been prepared at the Museum under the directionof Mr. J. D. THE MUSEUMS NEW WHALES. HE Museum is fortunate in having secured the skeletonof two Atlantic Right Whales (Baksna biscayensis)which were captured off the south shore of the easternend of Long; Island on Washing-tons birthday. Suchan opportunity has offered itself but seldom before ina generation, and the animals too are becoming veryscarce. Furthermore, when whales are taken on a cruise the skeletonis rarely preserved, particularly with all the small bones intact. Early in the morning of February 22 three whales, one small andtwo large ones, were sighted about five miles from shore by the fisher-men of Amagansett, L. I., and immediately a boat load of hardy menunder the leadership of Captain Josh Edwards, an old time whaler,set out in pursuit, for the carcass of a large Right Whale means thou-sands of dollars to its captors. Meanwhile another boat load of fisher-men from Wainscott, ten miles west of Amagansett, joined in the chase,which became an exciting adventure for the two small b
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