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 THE CONDOR I Vol. II When he is caged he likes to have people about him and xvill be quite happy for hours, 'whistling or singing to any one who will answer him. When he is left alone he calls out vigorously and tries hard to follow; and when allowed he follows us about the house or goes ,about on our shoulders. One winter he made his home in a small evergreen tree fastened in one corner of a room and was allowed to fly about at will. He would perch on our should- ers and pull at our hair, and if we objected we got a sharp tweak on the ear. Our two setters had been taught to be very careful of tiim, and lie would alight on their backs or hop about them pecking at their feet and noses. ' When out in a room he is very mischiew)us and will pounce uI)on a pin-cushi n full of pins and scatter them in all directions. Small articles on a shelf always attract him anti he will pull and tug until they are on the edge and then lean over. and watch them fall. His voice is very harsh and discord- ant and his efforts to imit: te tDe musical calls of other birds are very ludicrous. n several occasions lie has escaped and as soon as lie reaches a tree the wild birds collect and pursue ldm. I have never noticed that they fought him but he seems to fear them. After he has been tit a few hours he is very happy to he back in his cage.. One Notes on Some Birds 1' JOSEI'II HE ten weeks from July 20 nntil October 2, 899, I spe'nt in lhe vicinity of Cape Nome, Al:ska, now not(ricus as the latest mecca of the gold-hunter. The previous year I had passed fulthtr north, in the Kotzebue sound region, during which time I conld collect and study birds at pleasure. But when we reached Nonm all our attention was centered on mining and prospect- ing. I therefore had uo time for out- side matters and not a single skin was morning he got out and after a long search his calls led us to some trees a distance from home. Our neighbors had found out that "Johnnie" was lost and they, especially the children, all followed us about looking for him. When we found him he answered our calls and whistled and hopped down to the lower branches, but could not be induced to come to us. After waiting an hour or two, our friends' patience gave out and they went away one by one. When we were alone my sister sat down and poured. some seed into her lap. At once he flew down and began to eat eagerly, chattering noisily the while. Then he allowed himself to be put into the cage. Our bird does not seem to be at all affected by the severity of the mountain winters, although the wild grosbeaks always migrate. They remain in the mountains only durinj the summer, while they rear their young. Their nests are built very high and are hard to find. for when the old birds leave the ground they rise straight into the air to a great height before turning to their nest. Our bird's brilliant FAumage makes him a coveted pet in this latitude, and his unusual birddntelligence has won him a high plac in our household. MISS ESTI.LLE C. BURTON. of Cae Nome, Alaska saved, though I eouIdn't help seeing. what birds happened 'ithin eye shot range. But, as all tl:,e species here recorded had been familiar to me during the I)revious )-ear, I am confident of their proper identity. Birds in general were far less numerous than on Kotze- hue Sound, the sea coast in the vicinity of Cape Nome being much more barren of vegetation. Our first base of cI)erations was on some beach claims ahout seven miles