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sion. If they do not find in a flower the honey or 

 insects they expected, they will sometimes tear it to 

 pieces, as if in a great rage. 



The Humming Bird nest is the most exquisite 

 little fabric you can imagine. It is like a fairy thing. 

 Its tiny white eggs are not larger than the smallest 

 bean, and the naked little ones when they hatch have 

 been compared to bluebottle flies. 



Fig. 27. — Rose-breasted Grosbeak. 



