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Cypresses in which the egrets nest. The blinds from which the birds were studied may be seen in the upper right-hand corner of the picture.

Identifier: naturalhistory07ameruoft (find matches)
Title: Natural history
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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planned for southern Florida, 1proceeded to South Carolina, being joined by Mr. J. I). Figgins of theMuseums Department of Preparation and by Mr. Bruce Horsfall, theartist who has so successfully painted many of the backgrounds of thegroups already completed. It has long been our desire to include the White Egret in the series ofHabitat Groups, but plume hunters have brought this bird so near theverge of extermination that our efforts to find a rookery in whichsuitable studies might be made were fruitless before the present year.In February, 1907, information was received of the existence of a colonyof Egrets on a large game preserve in South Carolina, and the ownersof the preserve readily granted the Museum permission to make the BIRD COLLECTING 125 necessary studies and collections. On the arrival of our expeditionevery facility for our work in the way of transportation, guides andother necessaries was accorded us. When the ground in which the rookery is situated was acquired by the
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CYPRESSES IN WHICH THE EGRETS NEST The blind from which the birds were studied may be seen in theupper right-h;ind corner of the picture club now owning it, plume hunters had nearly exterminated the aigrette-bearing Herons which formerly inhabited it in large numbers. A fewhad escaped, and after seven years of protection they have formed one

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