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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 Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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EDITORIAL AUDUBON SOCD3TIES—SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 42 February—Preparation Month, M. O. W.; Honk! Honk! Edith M Thomas.Educational Leaflet No 42. The Orchard Oriole. With Colored Plate byBruce Horsjall Witmer Stone.. 40 AUDUBON SOCDJITEES—EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 48 State Reports; New Legislation; Reservation Notes; Bird Boxes. *** Manuscripts intended jor publication, books, etc., for review and exchanges, should besent to the Editor, at the American Museum oj Natural History, 77th Street and 8th Avenue,New York City, N. Y. Notices of changes of addresses, renewals and subscriptions should be sent toBIRD-LORE, HARRISBURG. PA. Special Notice WE take the liberty of sending this number of Bird-Lore tosubscribers whose subscriptions expired December 1, 1909,in the belief that the matter of renewal has been overlooked. On renewal, a copy of the Remarkable Bird Plate, mentioned inthe December number, will be forwarded. Entered as second-class mail matter in the Post Office at Harrisburg, Pa.
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1. Grasshopper Sparrow 2. Henslows Sparrow, Adult 3. Henslows Sparrow, Young (one-half natural size) i. Bairds Sparrow 5. Lecontes Sparrow, Adult 6. Lecontes Sparrow, Young A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of The Audubon Soc Vol. XII January—February, 1910 No. 1 The Taming of a Great White Heron By NORMAN McCLINTOCK With a photograph by the author SEVERAL winters ago, I was sailing amongst the Florida Keys, south ofMiami, and one day landed on a small island, where lived some fishermen.While wandering about the island, I spied, at a distance, a beautifulspecimen of the Great White Heron (Ardea occidentalis). The bird, whichlooked as if it had been carved out of marble, was silhouetted against the sea,but I so maneuvered as to bring the foliage of a mangrove tree as a backgroundfor the birds snow-white plumage. I then stalked the bird and, realizing theshyness of the species, I began to take pictures at a very respectful distance. When

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