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FIG. 10. Female Bluebird with cricket at converted nest-hole of Flicker . . 13 



FIG. ii. Female Chestnut-sided Warbler standing oxer young. Compare Fig. 3 . . 14 

 FIG. 12. Cedar-bird's nest in pine, 15 feet from the ground. Upstretched neck of the 

 old bird could be seen at a point just beneath the upper arrow-head. Nesting 

 bough carried to field beyond, and mounted as shown in Figs, i and 13 . 18 

 p JG I3 Nesting branch of Cedar-bird set up in field and tent pitched beside it. Com- 

 pare Figs, i and 12 ... 19 

 FIG. 14. Oriole inspecting young. Still timid to a degree ... .20 

 FIG. 15. Oriole inspecting nest. Behavior freer than in last ... . 2t 



FIG. 16. Tent in swamp, fronting Redwing Blackbird's nest 22 



FIG. 17. Kingbird feeding young, and balancing herself with uplifted wings . . 23 



FIG. 18. 'Male Kingbird serving a Cicada or harvest-fly, which a youngster is striving to 



master. Its efforts were not in vain . . 23 



FIG. 19. Unequal contest between Kingbirds and a dragon-fly. This insect was crushed 



and served up piecemeal . . 2 5 



FIG. 20 Kingbirds serving a dragon-fly, whose wings and stick-like body are seen pro- 

 truding from the mouth of one of the young . . 25 

 FIG. 21. Male Redwing Blackbird feeding a young one . . 27 

 FIG. 22. Female " bristling " to keep cool, while shielding the young on morning of a 



hot day. July n, 1900 . 2 7 



FIG. 23 Kingbird out of its nest at age of eighteen days, with power of flight well de- 

 veloped. July 13, 1900 .... 



FIG. 24. Tent, folded for carrying, cameras, and plate-bag the tools of bird-photography 30 

 FIG. 25. Brown Thrush entering her nest to brood ..... -33 



FIG. 26. Robin in an April snow. Wade Park, Cleveland, Ohio, April 4, 1900. X 3 

 FIG. 27. Head of Cock Robin, life-size X 4s .... -37 



FIG. 28. Head of female Robin, life-size X 4^. The slime on her bill is from the 



throat of a young bird ..... -37 



FIG. 29. Female Robin brooding .... -4 



FIG. 30. Female Robin inspecting nest .... 4 1 



FIG. 31. Cock feeding cluster of earthworms . ... -43 



FIG. 32. Cock standing at nest immediately after serving food, and ready for the duty of 



inspection and cleaning .... . 46 



FIG. 33. Female Robin cleaning nest ... -49 



FIG. 34. Head of brooding female, life-size X zj- . . -5 



FIG. 35. Cedar-bird chorus. The young, with wings spread and a-quiver, with open 



mouth and upstretched necks are calling to the silent mother. Life-size X 3 53 

 FIG. 36. Cedar-bird family group, the male with full throat and black cherry in bill . 54 

 FIG. 37. Cedar-bird approaching nest of young which are nearly ready to fly . 55 



FIG. 38. The same bird standing at nest with full gullet, a little later in day after one 



of the young had left ...... 5^ 



FIG. 39. The Cedar-bird approaches with closed bill but full throat . 57 



FIG. 40. After feeding she inspects the young and in this instance appears to be sitting 



with tail resting on the branch, but this is probably not the case . 57 



FIG. 41. She tosses up her head, and produces a cherry 



FIG. 42.' She is startled at a strange sound ... 5$ 



FIG. 43. She looks curiously at the tent while inspecting nest 59 



