, 1876-03-11

until Il renchsd tho White 1fot1ttsi.is." Thers
. colony Of tho Enets woro tempted 10 romaii
tav!nes Of tho mountain, and they, stayed 50
long that return To tho home OF the x1sciotR wM
impossible. As tho local glaciers melted 1t Tit
base Of tho mountain. aud ctcpt. constantly
warm weather was uneongenial to thcm md Al
lsat they uere landed on tho mu1otain-psak,
which IA now bare Of anow In the brief sum.
mer: l1ere thoy have managed 70 survive
:. they arc entrapped and must die out bY natur,
al causos, Unless certain entomotogists aooncl
e1trpato them BY .Einning them pp IN eollec,
lions Of insects: What .'Me. IN Tlckormana
hand, s.oorng down On thls devoted colony ol
ancient ineagn and more than Puritan Al1ilia-
ton, wonder IT, before 1t IL too alo, thora will
eos tS sW hss9Sa ~ ,h.,I to ss
In tho Bsnlo n1aHa2no from Whloh the .aboFs
notes ato tAkcn, Or. W. Wood states, 10 An nttl-
clio on tho aoHhawk, tint he Las obaorvod in bis
experience that tho number arid aizo Of tho cgga
Eplcies, often vary With the ago OF tho birds.
Th'.a tho noshawk has boen known IN dtffcrsnt
localities, to lay ono. two thteo, four, and iiva
eggd In nest. DR.. Wood bc!loyes that tho old
birds lay but two oggs, whllo tho young birds
Lay larger Number, aud thoso Of d smaller sizB.
A SNARE AND AN EAGLE
hr. David W. Cartwright, tIapper web
A<Ac"A 49, sAo NGDtT AbA - 4ARA "A0bH 1NAA AAoJ
be implicitly trusted. B.atea, In bis late work on
"Weasorn Wild Animals" that ho onco dis
covered a two-headed snako tn tho vicinity Of
Humboldt River. Tho creature was diminu,ive
In Hlze, measuring only lG iuches in lcugib+ and
was at ono end about llAo lead pencil, tho
other end being largor." Tho heads tortninated
tho two o1trcmitica+-thkt at tho tail being
smaller than tho ono at the opposite end. They
wero both perfectly developed ana seemed to
sl.aro the leadership between item, for tho
snnke WAS able to crawl equally vol with o,thor
ono foremost. Ths, reptile lad been fatally
fore MIR. Cartwright found Il. t.-thorsfoFo ho had
not much opportunity 10 experiment with it;
yet llo statos that, ri a.iok were put in front
81 either hoael. 1t (sho auako) would back away
| from it,"
Nr. Cartwright also describes. In tic aamo
WAilo hunting, in tho winter OF '7i-i6 on tho
Yellow River, uesr Chippewa. Wis.,, ls conf
pauion won't out ono day. 70 bring i'll the CARCASS
| Of deer That had bcon hung on a tEse for aafo-
| keeping. Tho man had borne tho deer about 10
rods fruua tho tree, when III eagle sVoopoa down
turning about, planted itsolf upon tho grouai!
in decidedly oombatiyo attitude. It stood
upon one foot, with tho Other uplfted "a II
really for light; itH llena Was erect, its sharp
| eyes sharply liked upon tho man carrying OF the
dscs. upon which 1t was probably about to feed !;
tho feathers wero all turuod forwards md stood
on end, md tho wiogs wero partially sprcad."
Tho man dropped tho deer, and. seiztug d stlck.
weapon - was broken. Tho bird rosreatel abou
6 fect i; then. wlirlipK around ngain. assumot
the same defiant attitude as before. 1T
antagonist picked up auoshet stlc6 and
started for tho eagle. which ncnacinEi
advanced unsil lilo two we're only 4 teo, apart
The blow non denlt the bird injured 1t 80 Tint II
could not tly, and 1t endeavored 10 run Avay.
| Yet kEnin 1t turned With pluoAY purpose 10
1.IhI
tho man secured tLo victory. md tho bird was
| laid Low. " 1t was golden C1glo aud measured
| 2 feet and 10 iuchos from tho bill to the tip Of
the tail. and ~ feot aoross tho Wings."
THE AoavE.
\ The third volume Of tho Transactions Of ths
Academy OF Scionce OF ct. Louis, No., contnint
| paper by DR.. Englouann entitled "Notos or
Agave." It appears from tho monograph that
tho species included in tho genus Agaye,
"Ame11cau Aloe," nurabor about 100. The great
CT part OF them arc found In Mo1fco. yet not
fow extend within tho limits Of the Unte.
Statcp, aud one reaches "a far north aB Virginia
Tho genus is divided into thras groups : /
SiuguUlorr, with flowers In a single apiAe 1
donseE spike, and q pair o. lowsre to oacf
braet; 8. FanicuLate, With paniculato intlores
, cence. Under Mis last group aso ranged tbs
sypicsl Agaves, or Contury-plants.
|
the antheEs dischn1ge their contents about forty
eight hours hetore tho style natures aud th
e!igna 10 rcady for tho reception Of tho pollen
In a. parginica, tho cavity in TIC nfn1 OF tt
which is not definitely asccrfainod. In couclud
ing his paper, Dr.. Englemann urges all VIII,
have tho opportunity to observe species of th
agape 10 1owor to no.s tho hour whou tho nj
come withored, the condition Of tho Btylo .
| thnse two periods, aud the tino aud nature o
tho viecid secretion. In tho spccEes which hDv
! thus far beon observed, tls flowers Of tho Rgat
opsn in tho evening, or during tho night
SUMNER SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS.
, Summer .achooA for the study Of branches G
science that Involve dald-work, Are becomin
30 popular that the chief educational! natitr
, tions In Tho country are genorally essabltshsn
. them. Co1unll Universally will orou two schoo|
the coming Boason beginning aoon after July
y aud continuing for siI weelA. 1u one, inssrus
tlon in zoology, through Lectures and laboratory
work, will 10 giyoa By Prot; Y $. barnard. IT.
II. Comstock. Prof. u. L. Wilder, aud Dr.. Eliot
Canca, III ths othor, geology I'LL DO taush'
!, tlrough LECTURES. atlu1y Of specimens, an
r leld-e1curalons by Prof. T: u. Comatock.
In Salon. Maaa.,, Hchool Of goo!oGy. con,
= moncipg July anil continuing six weoks. nj!
: be opened In the Musoum Of tho Peabody Acad
!. amy Of Scleuco. EspoclAl atscnton vii!
:, Given to Marine Uotany and Zoology, AZ the ~
Z vantsges for dredging aud s!oto.coa'oSstoE or
Packard, Jr., tho Noy. T. G. nolles. rrof. l..
y, | Morsn. Mr, join Robinson, aud other teachera
A SWEDISH NATURALIST. ...
Dr.. Thorell, of Ulaaia, Sweden. Ia ono Of th
.. Rb!ost 0. European ussurAsts. pursuing orig
n mai Investigations, ahl accomplishing axtensls
- and thorough work in tho advance Of scienc
, His labo.s are considered % cquaalng II not HI
l. nasa!nt.. in accuracy aud yalnD thnBo OF Hi1n