Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-07
THE COHEN CO
EGGS THAT COST MONEY.
One Variety Held mt $4,000 n Ina.
and Not Warranted Strictli..

ana Not warranted >trictli..
(San Francisco Examiner
1t Is not generally known thar ,r,-.
the fads Of the day the collective Of s,,,'
eggs Is one that interests the c.,,...
and wealthy. and one that may As b..
extensively INDUCED In. while % A..
a mild recreation 20 thousands OF trT
yiduals of moderate means. The ~.
tific collection OF birds eggs has ir s-
become a fascinating ayoCauon. LII
rightly studied. pursuit 90 which -,
systematic study OF birds. their biol,
and the laws governing their esoigl.o, z.
largely indebted. as acknoWleI.ed b., b.
less an authority than Professor Ur,
ley himself, who showed that A ~,
of the markings and shape of The 80,
OF the species aided materially In =
tablishing the close relationship OF a..
Limicolae Cplovers) and the Gay.ae -.
and terns).
Aside from it's scientific value he ID.
lecting of birds eggs entices the en,h..
asst by the marvellous diversity In Ia,
shape, and markings OF the eggs. hi,
painted by nature herself 20 alora IA,
richest cabinet.
The Raptores, or birds OF prey. AZ.
favorite family with biologists. large,
from the endurance. daring. and r.r,
requisite In scaling cliffs and lofty ,rss
to secure their eggs, which are often. A.
in the case Of the golden eagle hea1,
fully marked. This grand eagle sellor
attacks the plunderer Of its eggs. lho.s.
IL is unsafe 10 anger the majestic hr
when its nest contains young Tho ".
are two. and sometimes three. large a.
show great variation In the markings d
purple. lavender. and rich brown. hlo,ch
ed or suffused over the surface of N,
shell. In California, where these eagle
are most numerous. a lofty lye-osk tree
Is frequently selected as site flr it
huge nest of sticks with rs lining o.
Spanish moss. used by the h.ris year
after year for generations. a leige on a
cliff Is also a common restinp-piaoe. AMI
out In Wyoming an eagle has found b
perfectly safe place 10 raise It's young
on the fiat top OF a giant rock. The nfs,
is in plain view. but IL inaccessible
The California cOndOr-a bird WI
a sweep OF wing ten feet from tp 10 tp
and the largest bird Of flight 90 The
world. not excepting the great Andes con.
doris a species OF much nteres, 10 oo'1.
| gists from the extreme rarity AT
| value OF its eggs. This condor is ae-
coming extinct, like the great aux. lri.
as II IL h. forecast OF ia impending
doom, il resorts to the most prec.p,oli
| mountain, where. on some Cr1ggy a1i
! perhaps inaccessible steep. IL deposits Us
single egg. OF pale, greenlsh-blue. In a
I cave. But seven eggs are known i7
l<sollections, and the value " one fcon
sldAring the probability Of the great bio
sxtikction) is very great More TIA,
q 5oNhas beer paid for single egg I
the "A Pat aux, OF which there are sixty
eight Aggs in existence. America a'
cIo;r, ,Ao-one at Nassar College, ar
onaa IA Academy Of Natural Science
in PhlIadA phia. The latter collee''o
held for ,Xny years among The mruf
on &C., 80 ~ California condor bur
rnvs,sr,onsiv 4inppeared a Few years ago
ora A. a. s,,r Nsed some scientific kleg'
,,art.o ,,',N II no sin 10 transfer On
,raa.,,,., =. a., \pwn collection, where q
Is holding II for ~. es,tr., hahn. If
' cl,ia a''oii 40 Nor has been eaeetd
the California conn u 80 - 81 s,s
| ingly limited and N r..tor .,.,s, IA
was taken for II. "a 80, .,ser
the Nidiologist. no ds,.9a, -, al. .ra
since the fifties. The =, =. s.rv In
showed the nesting-ti i, sa tn,
May, and that but on rs, 30, ,fier ,
| collector secured the 80 which HI
hazardous climb down 49,. ti,r ,hoy.
had fastened TO a bush % "a iy,rr In
The condOr's egg was 49, feather
| hollow In the cave, with a - fref'
for nest. The condors -. ,.nect1r
ened on by the discharge ,l r,t.r
gun, and. fortunately. u, had d.
while he was In the cav 80. bal
come prepared to carry .i IN. 4
taking OF his shirt. he wra -, i, !,
In Il, and lowered il 10 the d
cliff, himself following In si .,y VA,
Mr. Walter T.. Bryant, for e., Aas
curator OF birds In the Caiifof ,,rs..
my of Sciences. showed what .. !, \
may endure for science on d 60
expeditions 10 Lower Californi ~ :,
loupe Island lying 80 miles .-., 4
coast OF Lower California. was N n. a,
unknown territory 10 bird studeN 80
he determined 10 visit Il. The isy -
uninhabited. and vessels do not n :
pass near II, so IL was some tim e
fore he managed 10 secure passage v
freight schooner. They landed MIN Wiz
supply OF provisions, agreeing 70 re,
lOi nun III a Wt'hs
The week passed, but the schooner en-
not, and Mr.. Bryant found himself n
roonod. He had collected a large lot
rare specimens, and discovered seve
new species OF birds. From never hay
seen the face Of man. many OF the bil
could be caught by hand. Delightful
the location was for the enthusiastic
nithologist, the vanished supply OF
visions made his position on a lon
island unenyiable. He was reduced
dining on shellfish and such birds as
could secure. and did not escape TO
main land until three weeks afterwa
when the schooner returned 10 the isls
and took off the naturalist and his spt
mems.
The nests OF nearly all birds are nj
interesting, and In them the ooiogist M
much to study and admire. from
tiny. llchen covered. downy home or u
fairy. the hummin y-bird. 10 the gisan
structure Of the fsh-hawk. or osprey. y
OF the most curious Of nests Is tnat
the California bushtit. eunninsiy wo'
OF moss. down, and lichen. II Is pens'
like a long purse, with a tiny rou
entrance hole near the top Tor the oil
which is not one tenth as large az
wonderful nest
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