The sun., 1902-05-25
SHOWS NETWORKS SWlLDBIaDS
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N,rtnit, rresie Ne, isessse Then
an.i sa Q earn to tsi~o,tf, the ustds.

sn.i 90 eat. to i.i~e,H, the Hssa~
Prof u Butnvu<. p,rstsr Of the
Nri-rWap Nus.un - Natural ut-tory.
ha- -scur~l rron IN h' Swiss chsb-t Ia
~n'ral PARA n.'ar Ssv,n'S eighth street
eri N. We-' p'ivr. and thrr- will pla~~ az
tr. d,-p.-nI ~ 'h~ tnhlc IN exhibit q
.tudV skins ~ ~. hir'i~ ~ - found in The
p1rk and the w,upd- N aut stou thu city
AMI In neishhofing New Jer-~y Ths
~"rk - forming tho coll~S-,Io vhicA
contains hf'v-hvr sT-cim~ns. is ahnoss
conpl~t- and the bir,is ~ili he placed in
tn" chsLt this sess
\ study .kin = r'ufssi. hut not mounted.
AMI not unsi-r glass The ptnmaee h. ~
cnur-~ ttschtd Visitors may handle
,he-' specimens, examine them closely
sId get exac, informstlon - to the coior.
form and sire 81 ,he birds That is -ome-
thing that cant h. done by tho ncvtcs
hv watching q live biri on the wing or nv
lnoking st q mounted specimen locked UP
IN a Elass cas~
The study skins vii enable nature
lovers positively To identify birds thev
may sec In tbs woods. or they can Examine
the spedlmsns frv' and then 20 for bird
walk. With Shs cert ainty Of teing sbse 70
rarne oonOotly the live birds they run
across.
N thAoolACG9on Ia the Swiss chalet is .
-uccess G1n11as collections will be placed In
-, her paSts a ths CIT for The same purpose.
That thars y . demand for just such an
arrangement y evident every day from
IN. largo number Of Park visitors who 60
across the street to the American Museum
IL Natural History Ia -e~ the COLLECTIONS OF
native birds and To compare tho specimens
with notes tlsy have taken IN the woods.
I.ots Of folks are Interested In birds nova.
day. not only the children who have reached
the nature-study stage Of the kinder earten,
and the scieutisas but also men and women
10y thousands who have Got hold of the
doors than their fathers and GrsDdfsthsrs
ever dreamed VI.
Ri, the trouble with thess men and
women b that when they went to school
nature study hadn't b~en invented. 20 TO
speak. The know ledse about birds Of the
average psrsou. who wants TO know . lot.
is limited at hrss by his or her ability TO
identify tho robin. an EnGliah sparrow,
pet canary and the barnyard hen. A rev
OF them can tell . crow from black bird.
and --- things. they would - sooa believe
that there are whales In the North River
as hat there sre fry i've distinct spsesee Of
Wild birds In Central Park. not In the bird
house. but flying frss n The wooais.
THIS collection Of tndy skins. said
who are already ntsr-eted In birda, hut
will arouse interest IN others, and, we hope.
prove to he q valuable adjunct 20 the nnu-
-eum Itself Examinations of The spsci-
mems at ths chalet viii induce more peopsc
20 come soross the eIess to the mu:sum 20
look at the mounted birds and their nests
and eggs
Take the thrush a. an example Of how
the skins will hslp q student TO distinguish
the different sp.oses Of III. sans group.
common In Central Park and everywhere in
the woods around New York. Hut they
can, t~ distinguished by the novice In neld
work alone
M can ,.Sn g.. the s1 ss :ss. ss:' ~: Ss
bead and back. and white with brown
| spots on tn. breast That will h the Inn
| pr-ssion he'll e., from the hrst thrush
| that H. pointed out for hun. and II Will te
corrr,t ~ far a. II goes. but he may nolte
tina, the next thrush he se-s has . reddish
or rufous head or tail which the hrrt bird
didn't have, and then be'll he all at 80 90
hi- id-ni IA alton
The collection cf study skins VIII -
| him right He'll hnd there he hermltthr,ish.
the wood thrush, the brown thrasher.
| the " iIson thrush. or veery. the olive-baok
thrush and he caih'ri
The hermit thr'l,h IL the smallest of
fhs'sss " na- fhe Drown haCk ana neau ana
the whit" breast with brown spots but the
upper par, of the tail near the body
reddish
-ihr wood thrush, littI@ larger than
the hermit has the same markings on the
hr-a,t and has the brown hack; hut ns
tail j. brown, too, and it, distinguishing
r'Didi,h Coinr l. on th" top and bach az the
head
The brown thrashrr. the largest of sl
the rhrushe-, has oil ~. upper 'urface
brown II can h~ ifent fled hv I've very
long tail and tie fact that u Rrnor ally Ross
toto. top iwig of a dead ire tn sii1G.
The wilson thrush, or very, ~ reddish.
- rufCu, which means the ssine thing .
s'l over rs hack head and tail The olive
has X thrush " IN color iusi wha, 10 name
surr,.ts y has M reddish color ~ sll.
o.. .Catb,.I T. slate = tolorsd = I'll ~ cdish
Cnluring on i1p under ~His of the t1il
Ih- c"llc' ton ~ study -kin- inrludes,
b..-i!"- 'h. thIushrs twslv. species ~
wnrhl.r,. rvn - spariow- arh ''e downv
wunut-., krr. the fitkeI ~ highhobe. chim-
u.v swift, Siughird. p pb-, wood pwe~,
least nyCairtcf. blueyav. startling. orchsfd
or, ~" Baltimore ufi'c, purple HE,
Nm, ivan guldfnch. Furop'sn RoldnDch.
junco or suowhir,l. ch"wink cardinal,
- 1rht tarAg.r tr-. swRliov. r~d-cyed
NIr,o. yellow = hroat~d viuo, oven birf,
Narv'aui yellow thru.i. y"llO" -trnft"d
chat Am, rican r"dtaii hrown Gre PEP,
whit -hr,'as',d nrthRtCh golden-crownef
kingl : chi,kad'", r,Ii.' -'rown~d kinGke,
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