New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-22

WIN hymn book too whatever tho rhyme NAV ......
10, however. singular bird, being WHY 70
or tail feathers, except that there 4. Wing
useless vestige Of quilts In place % wing team, sad
tho appearance Of black rods or stieks ,h naVins
lead pencils But iis feathers that cover ~, tbct
SIDES are about half metanorphOsrd In oaek AaI
sem more IKE I9ng' coarse black hair than ss ad
else win few changes more. the cassoWsr snJthas
hairy wingess animal, that wOuld seareSiy night =
hiHipIe S a biFd Ibrre are 40 many specimen. Is
Of note among the birds that most ~ tIs' E0ray
y ~ Dy Without notice. Though somr;6nr sbDas
an Owl snowy black cOckatOo, from Cersr "s1ss
that would have eyern0fe delighted Poe ,gp, hFens
doYe,colored crows and others 81 That family & efoys
the phrase Of" black "A crow seem blrs,,l M bale
peckols In variety. and owls STEPPED In 49, WOOD
gfouSe partridge ana guall that Viii lstonisA s ia,
BIRDS or RARITY
Most people suppose that the brown eat,
placed with bald-headed eaglc- IN meuag,r, !. u'lat
Of a separate species; this Is, however m..,,, are
Museum arrangement displays the broun ,1,,,''a'
simply females ~ q species OF which The b.at.s
the males. California yuturo iu This coI.eet,,
the largest birds herc-has twice crossed m. A.,
having been bought from the collection a, t, nus
prince. or wonderful duck. and geese o. c,o..,.~
Is tho largest. goose with rusty color u, ti.--Ns
found In high northern latitude comes VIII. III, -
legend that, like Icaru.. ho has flown f0o nr,r ill.,.
hence has been marked with sun-,un up dyt-. -
pleasure. The Gamngo IA. been described 49, 10,
neckcd, long legged duck; rs curious ball. VIZ. -,
dow ~ rI.,ht Ineie u rlid 10 b.. f Na.en het
shape Tor caicnng crabs. There De- e hlrp,e. ~, n
when had wa dered entirely out ot If. IsiI.i III. nfs
shot near Curfifurk sound NorI C.l,.. ~ Ahd vas
pean brd and must have lost i. way hal 80, ~ u,
annual uifratiou 10 the Greenland coast 'As
oi eknGL Dds ths collection ha. SOME One sperus,,
" from The rest, Is one of The valuable eff . p
-urt Qnie ~ tart a. the ~. at auk thor 4. opi, 70
'thty cNtIhct II the Labrador duck Ten D- gf,.,
years ago these ducks were ordinarily to h. f,,i =,
sale M fullOn Market suddenly they brtime ..,r,,
anl me pioprietDrs ~ museums nud that d. durk .
no" HnaliaihaDie Inc specimens k'pi are fewer taan
lhpsc o the Eftak auk. IlS rcinai ke Hfnrffrn -
% common VIA ORA WITHIN lev years. f. noteworthy
tiho" OF te damage winch eunp"wdOr BE- dong Ihs
Elliot collection OF horth American birds d, her. IN.
played ihr ldnrls and afr1ug men; are nmrsabJ
complete The birds arr mounted uniformly and neatly
th,y are regularly placed Dos families su-il1iIe.. ira
- T. Gle Ihc hummlngbd Cos" -iC3u- with Irdl-coi
Hsht rs u mug with gems. aud proves On
i 81 my cfra'urs have bile long than the res, ~ The
nird other. have tong slender tail-faihef- spreading
IKE the andcs of iyre. irr south American lird ,e
ith III Others m buiiauct 'f color tnc -ata tauasr
KS o rs p. u ..I', qua l,oh almost even l0acys
Die hur ANA uf -lueula b ~ mess. uf these bls
IKE ihr cocA-oiihc-rock irOm south America. % Bnt
D'''J, a,e 81" totally ullAe 30 others corr there no
~ ndaid Ton Cd ~ comparison. Here Dr. The isI bird
wen Known t0 ilcguent %, az tle IDuo-cal Gardens 4,
London, 10y its I,qu.nt note having t, -uu.d nf he
Tie umbrella br. would Boz Just thing or in BgIsr
t'k,Fs "iNdu" thty arc co. superb black crested via
jet feathers. and wcliIng dependent nom f. br,.i
lor z auprndige That Uoid pi.. for r.eb lI Lad, ,,'
Ir"g'n- WtI tai. three Icrt long, might appropriately
most snowy brd, OF tai, .,1. pu,rr d. armar come
neXi boo briIiaucr The mDtuof ha- cuIou, lauit u
erNpns certain part %. JOS AIi-lcather-, d., means q.
h. bal.
No one would imagine from ils shy appearance TINT
Tie dcuu-,lr crane Vas given tO tlr Itut-r nir.
TALON. l. Ea what slprslUcu 5aN. who have w.tcuci
lE' daMs'., can Doc accepted a- Truth, co... crane
fancy Tor come dancing, with lang Il-niug aIr, and
mu,h gr.ecs, WNiCh throw spectators INTO c0lNusuns
OF hdShtar Toe guiuaccuus birds are In iul force
tI,ac ia. Java goo. asserted l De- the
a, c-Ur uf tut gluccorh, luI H. certainly nsrc,p0k
U+ utuc specimen. Ia, c.pcrcIllklr. now Dearly Il
urf, Was nearly, u not quite cuIird tO fHe leading
place. among grouse P4rt,tut. here VIA
idIl, four feet long AM development in
su1cicr COOr- tIat hss much DID common VITA
-ur peacOch. TIE --rtci tan az tue prUrk. however
syringe from tur uack, and an extension Ae b.ck
tiirr-; ibr r.D4-It, carry mary. Uu- extension ~
ac side ica rts u tIrir .ruIrI. are ont 10 800 pro-
portion 90 Before leaving ,lc binds, wlfu Hif
eil lut resting historic, UNFOLD, com thing sh d he
said iJr mo mac Hurnb.ls-ine iaay ONES are .impy
ulutn-t-u hCl pI ~tcl up e us,f shout tlN MHiurf
jitd aItrr Id eggs, am kt urr 90 c'n1u'u-nt
M tlc hatrDug b. tuinpc e. put U.u feed Der -u as-
uuou-iy bruaII- iOUd lroln Stance, tuai DO Is uf
unusual ioI tlr mate 10 drop dsid roo hard work aud
iiTvatiOn just as tAe female, Tao Had CuWiuitile,h
caay 10 load fOitn nor puirt7.
IL tIr gallery 81 tu, second hai ,lr birds ~ paradise
,sty attract n attention, nd the finest bird Do TO
Olt uue. , OIL" iuII, COLOR anu IiDh yt}et sheen
81 en- jIe centre Oi %.