. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . andnecks. The back and body of theBlue Goose is the delicate blue greyshade seen in the fur of the blue birds are very destructive, pull-ing the grass on feeding ponds rightup by the roots. Walter Raine,Toronto, Canada. FROM THE PAGE OF AN OLDDIARY, 1874. Prom the page of an old diary ofone of my brothers, for August 15th,1874, I read the following: Stayedat home and done up my chores andcleaned off and watered my horses,and it was half-past six oclock, andthen I took the gun and went downalong the creek a hunting and I sh
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . andnecks. The back and body of theBlue Goose is the delicate blue greyshade seen in the fur of the blue birds are very destructive, pull-ing the grass on feeding ponds rightup by the roots. Walter Raine,Toronto, Canada. FROM THE PAGE OF AN OLDDIARY, 1874. Prom the page of an old diary ofone of my brothers, for August 15th,1874, I read the following: Stayedat home and done up my chores andcleaned off and watered my horses,and it was half-past six oclock, andthen I took the gun and went downalong the creek a hunting and I shoteight pigeons. He helped draw up wheat and whenhe got that done he says I took thegun and went down along the creeka hunting, and I was gone until sixoclock and got four pigeons. Just think of it, twelve pigeons inone day. He says It was a warm,pleasant day. The gun he mentions is an old-fashioned double barreled muzzleloader, which I have in my antiquecollection at the present time. I wasless than four years old then. George W. H. vos Burgh, Columbus, 144 THE OOLOOIST NEWSPAPER ORNITHOLOGY Seventeen Foot Condor Flying AwayWith Baby, is Killed. Geneva, Switz., Apr. 14.—^A largeCondor flying away with the baby ofSwiss peasants, was shot down by thefather. He saw the Condor swoopdown and lift the child into the wounded bird fell so slowly thebaby was slightly injured. The wingspread of the bird is reported as 17feet, 5 inches.—^Herald Examiner. Again we remind YOU Send in a, ^torj^abotit y^otir Field Trip to the Oologist STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,MANAGEMENT, ,ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT Oi.^^CONGRESS OP AUGUST 24, 1912,of The Oologist, published monthlyat Albion, N. Y., for April 1, OF ILLINOIS,County of Marshall— me, a Notary Public, in andfor the State and county aforesaid,personally appeared R. MagoonBarnes, who, having been duly swornaccording to law, deposes and saysthat he is the owner of The Oologist,and that the following
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