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The Turkey Vulture and Its Young 187

days more would have elapsed before it would take final leave of its native placeY making the period between hatching and flight eight or nine weeks.

This ended a series of visits to this interesting bird, during which a good opportunity was afforded of watching its growth from the egg to maturity, and also of obtaining a number of records with the camera, which. by the way, were secured only under strong protest on the part of the subject.


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Questions for Bird Students

In beginning a series of ‘ Questions for Bird Students ' in our issue for December, 1902, we announced that they would be continued throughout the year. and that in our issue for December, [903, we should have an interesting statement to make concerning them.

The questions have covered a wide range of subjects relating to birds, and while it may have been fancied that access to an extensive ornithological library would be needed to reply to them all. the truth is that the answer to every question may be found in BIRD-LURE! At least two of our readers seem to have discovered this fact. and we have received correct re- plies tt) the whole thirty-one questions from Ruth Galpin and Frederick

J. Stupp.