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Plate 3. A (Upper left). The nest was built at the base of a big tree, on the 

 sunny side. B (Upper right). Eleven eggs composed the clutch, an average num- 

 ber. C (Lower left). The hen grouse watches carefully for enemies before step- 

 ping onto the nest to continue incubation. Can you pick out clearly the well- 

 camouflaged bird? D (Lower right). The chicks remain in the nest only a few 

 hours after hatching. As soon as they are dried off, and the weather is clear, they 

 leave home, never to return. C and D photos- hij A. A, Allen, 



