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Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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■with the present issue will find a properly datedrenewal blank in their magazine. In the event of a desire not to renew, the publishers wouldgreatly appreciate a postal to that eflect. ^9~To subscribers whose subscription expired with the issue for December, 1903, and who haveas yet neither renewed their subscription nor, in response to our request, sent us a notice to discon-tinue their magazine, the present number is sent in the belief that the matter of renewal has beenoverlooked. We trust it will now receive prompt attention. Complete sets of Volumes I, II, III. IV and V of Bird-Lore can still be supplied. Every number of Bird-Lore is as readable and valuable today as when it was issued,and no bird-lover who is not already supplied can find a better investment than back vol-umes of this mag:azine. Vols. I, III, IV and V are offered at the subscription price of $1 each,postpaid; the price of Vol. II is $3. Entered as second-class mail matter in the Post Office at Harrisburg. Pa.
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1. Blue-winged Warbler, Male. 2. Blue-winged Warbler, Female. 3. Lawrences Warbler, Male. 4. Brewster s Warbler, Male. 5. Golden-winged Warbler, Male. 6. Colden-v/inged Warbler, Female. .ONE-HALF NATURAL SIZE.) A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of the Audubon Societics Vol. VI May —June, 1904 No. 3 A Tame Ruffed Grouse By CARLTON D. HOWE With photographs from nature WHILE at my home in Newfane, Vermont, last summer, reportscame to me that a farmer in the neighborhood had upon his farma Ruffed Grouse that was comparatively tame. Of course, beinginterested in this report, I interviewed Mr. Rand, the farmer, and receivedfrom him the following facts: In August, 1902, while picking blackberries,he discovered a flock of seven young Grouse about half grown. Theyremained near by, within twenty or thirty feet, for an hour or so, showinglittle evidence of fear. The parent bird was not seen. About the first of the next October, while Mr. Rand was

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