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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2_017
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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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47 Sept. 2 Succeeded in getting two very good photographs of the new sparrow while its plumage is still perfect. Sept. 6 The orioles are beginning to show little specks of black all over their backs and heads. It is much more marked on Olus, the brighter-colored of the two, though touches of it appear on Orie. I am afraid both are males. Orie is developing a confiding disposition. For some reason the little creature, so full of intelligence in other respects, has failed utterly to comprehend the use off a cage door. When it is opened first thing in the morning the other occupants of the cage immediately go out and begin to chase each other about the room in a mad enjoyment of their freedom. This makes her frantic, and she flies from side to side of the cage, until finally my sympathy prompts me to go to her relief. She has gradually grown easier to catch, and perhaps this act of helpfulness on my part has won her heart. Be that as it may, she is the one that comes to me the oftenest and stays the longest. Our new little sparrow quickly learned to care for himself, and is beginning to assert his independence to a certain extent. He delights in a sand bath. Sept. 10 Sunday morning always is a treat because we may take all the time we wish to get acquainted with the birds. This morning was a special pleasure. The
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Rights
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