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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2_014
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2
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Date
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1899
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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44 since lost a majority of the feathers on his head, and his poor little back is about bare. He still has three tail-feathers, and his breast is covered. His beautiful wings are still perfect. Fluff presents a better appearance, except that she is practically minus a tail. About three days ago I noticed scattered about, many of the shorter feathers of the orioles, and the same thing has occurred on succeeding days. The result is that the birds are becoming rather gray; when they preen themselves they reveal a host of bristling pin-feathers. One or two patches of new plumage show on their breasts, and are much brighter than the earlier feathers. The orioles' manner of shedding seems to be very different from that of the grosbeaks; the pin-feathers are well started, and still they have no bare places. The grosbeaks up to this time have steadily lost with little show of a new coat. Fluff has grown a new patch on her crown, which had a bare spot a couple of weeks ago. Even Philip is covered in pin-feathers. Both grosbeaks sing, and are doing very creditably. We do not yet know certainly whether the orioles are male and female; doubtless when they feather out we can tell. The grosbeaks have gown quite skillful on the wing. For a while they blundered dreadfully when out of the cage. They are not, however, as light and graceful as the orioles. Frank succeeded in getting one of the orioles while free in the room to fly and alight on his hand several times for pieces of beef. The
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Rights
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