Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-05

hooks AND AUTHORS.
laval Of interest in the
study Of OrnitholOgy.
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..om the number of books
Nas. ,,bt out on the subject, there
drs p's. ,,nusual interest taken now
N ANTHOLOGY. The subject Is a
'n' ,.,,rhtful one-full of interest 10
usu a. nature. We have biog--
I've, men. why not of birds also
'PaH' ,,rds az the air-the land ana
it .,sr birds, how wonderful are
I, is not the purpose OF the
ru ..,og,st to slaughter these inter
s.satures, but to learn their
pa md manners. There is some
s.,al about the mere wlliul
Wy y, birds for sports sake. IL Is
tAlas ~ IA wantonly kill the de-
creatures of the air VINO are
l1ss.s administer so much to our
KY n more were known OF or
ssnsv there would be greater kind
1laVJ sSovn 10 the helpless creatures
" ~ treated SO unkindly, yet VINO
~ !" worthy of affection and protec-
,msrca has produced two great
.s,sts and students on the subject
IMAM and Nuttall. Audubon's
sp-ss az America" is one of the most
,sshr priIed OF all books. When
.ss,-d tor sale. a set always brings a
s,ss figure Nuttall was equally hap
y n Ms descriptions and biographies
fhns' His work is highly priced by
y nvers OF bird life. A new edition
~ htely issued by Little, Brown q
N tdIted by Montague Chamber
hln az Harvard. Mr.. Chamberlain has
N, 10 say Of Nuttall in the new edition
Il he work;
/ The Manual was the first handbook
|, Ne subject that had been published,
nd lis delightful sketches of bird life
10 lie fragrance of the field and for
N carried Il into immediate favor.
III Nuttall was more than Il mere
liver Of nature. he had considerable
skntidc attainment; and though he
rpssrs to have enjoyed the study of
I'M life more than he did the musty
M Of ornthOlogy, with its dry skins
I'D dryer technicalities, he had an eye
ralned for careful observation ana n
drdents respect for exact statement.
vas this rare combination that gave
b Nuttalls work its real value, and
tese chapters of his are still valuable
much too valuable to be lost; for II
Eeat advance has been made in the
rpiy Of scientific ornithology and of
ts species that occur in the western
hN Of the continent. our knowledge
4 the life histories of most OF the
Enltrn birds has been advanced but
M. beyond that left us by Nuttall
al bis contemporaries"
One thing that has made Nuttall's
yak doubly interesting and valuable
nat the author was n most engaging
srier. He loved birds and was fully
lauainted with their lives and habits.
h.le Is q sample of his writing:
" all the classes of animals by
yleh we are surrounded in the ample
iA Of nature, there are none more
hnarkable In their appearance and
hhta than the feathered Inhabitants
me air. They play around us like
hiY spirits, elude approach in an
tsnent which defies our pursuit. soar
" Of sight In the yielding sky. four
Nv over our heads in marshalled
haks' dart like meteors in the sun
hae Of summer or seeking the soli-
&Hy fecesses of the forest and the
sleis they glide before us ike beings
hncy. They diversity the .tlll land
t4ie with the most lively motion and
eiuuiul association; they come and
WIN the change of season; and as
~ actions are directly by an I'm
euohaDle instinct of proyIdent
hlsfe they may be considered as con-
1ltaht with the beauty of the sur
.slahB scene. With what grateful
..sauons do we involuntarily hail the
sHM OF these faithful messengers
ng ana summer, after the lapse
Wy ureary winter, which compclled
~ NV !" Iorsake us for more favored
n. u. iheir songs, now heard from
h,,isa groves and shadowy forests.
ss.s uenght or recollections of the
tL,mas past IN every heart. How
rrr-ai' now playfully caprlcious. how
rhhs atu happy, are these rowing
ny "a nature TO whom the air, the
S,l. me waters are alike habItable
~. nes are spent in boundless ac-
~. snl nature, with an omniscient
H. has assisted and formed
IN. ~ this wonderful display az ner.
l st their own. q" eieiiieh'
A.. We draw comparison ho+,,oor
80 INHABITANTS Of the air and ~ tha
III d. we shall perceive that Instead Of
Nj ss mead, formidable Jaws armed
fr',seh' the capacious chest Wide
,ssSsss and muscular legs of the
n they have bills. or nointad
|t1,,, sutute OF teeth, a Ionp ana
En"vsase,,k' gently swelling shonIders
Itsus,aSN vertebrate; the forear,, 81
|t.Ie,s 70 point and clothed win
III M, ivrming the expansive wing
II noi,o,, nsled for a different snerics
Ill Ia ss.t nAewise the wide extended
kajaney ~ we general provision for
tionicsi throughout the whole nm.
r,poss rune For the same general
hst 4, ughtness exists TIN CON
u hat ,phder, bony legs and feet
tAgle confanort we perceive in the
tae a str,U'rrination of this Interesting
tified tor Is wisely and curIously
Trough ,hs heir destined motion
~ appear sir, Lightness and buoy-
" Of bIrds every part of tho struc-
rhutss moss 70 this end nothing com
uis Dlumnre IMAM the soft and deli
tiimly clad' WIN which they are SO
Pat organs anu though the wings DOR
~ swim a S' aerial motion by which
lssfe) are fo,,,. Were, in the atrnos-
"A yet the ne" zee OF such light mater
heir bose az Is so great uh uley
10 the 1 sv.,ss with rapiditv ~ iinpel
The snlest quadruped u'AiioWh
Ikf ciane grand intentfon =.
iallsnt dr. u animals to move IN tha
/ Mis- IL 'ssrt they occIiny, ~ tne
s rtsal s,ructuTrsaA ny Visible in their in
~ N, hin, ana ia a., Their Their bones are light
- he tyIrsese Appropriated To-. ,,,i,,
y, the bnss, The lungs aro ioN,
L not ekoone and rims p,ueso
\ s S'aan,d to tie ~ p 0iher animals, merely
81 4 through rnuninnonary organs, hut
sihsrs ' s,S Of membran na eyaVey eye,
Aiart, eo,,n The external regioS aet of
asied nesihhunaicating with Others
u y these esii a s The chest. In some
sIasa. extena,snre Continued down
4 r. d x. q g The thighs "a ana lhe oi h,n-
~, ~ win a Ssoay' which can be as
< T. Y q De su; p, The pleasure or ne
4 IN. eal oaiy ' nal This diffusion OF
u Ag and el .an.snded to assist In