Identifier: birdlore21900nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ng superstition inParis against the wearing of aigrettes,which, with characteristic originality, hevoices in rh)me, as follows: The Dames of France no longer wearThe plumes they used to prize: They find that Aigrettes in the hairBrings crows feet in the eyes. E. S-T. A Remarkable Bonnet The observing ornithologist nowadaysoften make interesting discoveries inthe befeathered monstrosities with whichsome women no doubt imagine themselvesbecomingly adorned; but of the manywhich have claimed our attention, in noneperhaps was the plumage of different birdsso confusingly intermingled as in a hatseen not long since on an Eighth Avenue,New York City, car. It contained a Black-cocks tail. Dovesand Whip-poor-wills wings. Grebesbreast, Paradise Birds plumes, a bunchof Aigrettes, and a Hummingbird! —F. M. C. Death of Miss Seixas. We regret to announce the death of MissCecile Seixas, secretary of the Texas Au-dubon Society, who, with her mother andtwo sisters, perished in the Galvestonhurricane.
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FERRUGINOUS ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKPhotographed from life by H. W. Nash, Pueblo, Colo. Sirli-lore A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINEDEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of the Audubon Societies Vol. II December, 1900 No. 6

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