. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . of the people living in the Ham-mock were acquainted with the Ivory-bill, and the majority of the deer andturkey hunters had shot one or moreof the birds. An old hunter that hadbeen living back in the Hammock forfifteen years, informed me that he hadshot several Ivory-bills, but that hehad found them rather poor of it! A Florida Crackervarying his daily diet of hog (sowbelly) and hominy with broiled Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. However, it wasnot until the next year that I securedmy pair of Ivory-bills. On my arrivalin 1
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . of the people living in the Ham-mock were acquainted with the Ivory-bill, and the majority of the deer andturkey hunters had shot one or moreof the birds. An old hunter that hadbeen living back in the Hammock forfifteen years, informed me that he hadshot several Ivory-bills, but that hehad found them rather poor of it! A Florida Crackervarying his daily diet of hog (sowbelly) and hominy with broiled Ivory-billed Woodpeckers. However, it wasnot until the next year that I securedmy pair of Ivory-bills. On my arrivalin 1887 I was shown the wings andheads of three birds that had beenshot during my absence. I offeredthe guides and hunters five dollarsfor a male bird and two dollars anda half for a female—not necessary tooffer them more, for what I offeredwas enough to induce them to keeptheir eyes open. On March 16th, aguide by the name of Williams, whileout after deer, saw a male bird highup on a cypress tree. Knowing thatif he was to shoot the bird with his 66 THE OOLOGISt. Nest and Eggs of Cedar Waxwing. -Photo bv T. H. Jackson. THE OOLOGIST 67 heavy rifle he would ruin it-—the hirdnot the rifle—he placed his 44 onthe ground and hikes the five milesback to his cabin and secured his shotgun. Returning to the swamp, hesecreted himself within shooting dis-tance of where he had seen the Ivory-bill, and within ten minutes alongcame the male bird, which he about an hour along came thefemale which he also gathered evening I done one of the mostfoolish things I ever done in my acquainted with the sluggishstreams in Florida is aware of thefact that these streams containnumerous turtles, alligators, garfish,etc. The female Ivory-bill althoughnot badly shot, was smeared withblood much of it being dry. Attach-ing a cord to the legs of the bird Ifastened it to a stone, and then sunkit in the stream back of the house,intending to leave it there until thenext morning. Abou
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