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A Humming Bird's Nest. 



BY KATE M. ROADS, HILLSBORO, OHIO. 



The brilliant plumage combined with 

 the diminutive size and agility makes 

 the "ruby-throat," one of our most 

 charming and interesting" summer vis- 

 itors. 



Motior. is always associated with them, 

 but close observation shows that they 

 frequently rest, and especially is this 

 true at the nesting^ season. 



\ single individual before a bright 

 blossom holds our undivided attention ; 



but one sunsliiny afternoon it was kept 

 at its highest pitch by watching several 

 pairs of these bewitching fairies as they 

 dipped tlieir slender bills into the spurred 

 petals of the hixuriant Aquilegia which 

 jutted out from every crevice and crariny 

 of the "Xiagaran" limestone which forms 

 the steep hillside. 



As the males flitted from flower to 

 flower the metallic ruby-red throat 

 sparkled like a gem in the dazzling sun- 

 light. 



The discovery of a nest on June 24, 



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