The sun., 1917-09-05
Rod and Gun NeiOs

ment OF bird visitants and residents as
during the present season. This TACT Is en-
itrely due to the elimination OF the aneh
pot hunter usually OF Italian origin. who'
following the instincts Of his race, was
until his activities were happily curtailea
wont to regard our songsters with cpl
curear eyes.
In these tweniy-threc years Of lie cen =
tired along the hedge bordered roads OF the
miles away, covering every hour OF the
twenty -four. the fauna. ma turaliy has been
pretty completely opened TO me. Treats
rare TO the bird lover have not been want.
ing. From my neighbor OF .he northern
forests, the hermit thrush. on spring Jour =
ney bent. TO the nocks OF enowhakes TO
which our March billiards. must have sug =
gested the abandoned Arctic wastes the
gamut has run.
Habit. Of tho Herons
II would appear that Mature Factor
has II right respecting that freak nest OF
Staten Island fledglings; they no doubt
were the young OF the little green heron.
tered into placing the Young birds In the
nest Is likely correct. Hsd the nest been
It's hlthy state and the stencil as we'll as
chalk fouled ground underneath would
nave denoted occupancy by the parent bird
from the moment Of the depositing OF the
eggs;
, While she green heron does not share in
the gregarious habit. Of the night heron
ana TIL" great blue heron. and while the
Old books on ornithology told us that the
nTst ,h named birds do not nest in colonies
tht more recent works convey different
opinion. This latter idea is in accord with
an early experience OF mine.
We have It on the authority OF rong-
freliow-forget about the sturgeon. Mature
Eactor,-that Nawadahs. biographer OF
Hiawatha. who evidently conducted the
Rod and Gun column of his day. dwelt In
timc--shall say unfortunately my
earliest dwelling was placed two miles to
the n9rthNard, and my boyhood activities
were In Great measure exercised by the
Pheasant waterCourses' where Sawadaha
long fourIshed
Up In a favorite noo, Of the green and
slient valley where my bent often carried
me before school hours. where among the
pines me whippoo-will deposited her eggs
grouse nested. and where on tho tiny
woodslook"d pond the mother wood duck
ied her brood on the Hrst cruises. three
families of green herons violating prece.
dent established a colony The manner in
winch those birds desecrated the neigh
oorlne mould was enough to recall the
The Bronx Sept. ~
The DRY" Town Joke
nenent,y party of anglers started fo-
" coast 10 90 some tarpon fishing. On
these annual trips they arrange to be well
supplied With tobacco and drinks Of ali
Hb,dst as they pass through many states
., On this trip the tobacco held ont hut the
cn,,,s lun,%rT m Were were soon exhausted and none
Ine porter was spoken TO about the dry
conditions and he conhded to the men that
rhev soon would be nenr town where tea
could he obtained and they should repIenish
their lard"r with liberal supply at tha.
'lme a. none could be obtained until the
coast would be reached
About ten minutes later the train pulled
into station ana "A hard lookinr Gus
TONER cried out: "Toa, Tea, Tea" and
zen pair OF hands were held out The
'harge was IS cents drink or flask but
only sold on the condition II must not be
dunk until the train had left the station
after an hours run
II was indeed vnry long hour but n
! last IN. time TO drink 'hetea came when
ont cam" hNe Tasks corks we're puiIe
and only one long drink was tnken but 10
the utter disgust OF oil hands 4: was really
! THE MAN WITH THE LEATHER PANTS
Brooklyn, Sept. 8