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happened to have my camera with me when the nest was 

 discovered and. ;'s the femah" was at the time sitting on her 

 eggs, I carefully mo\'ed up to within about four feet, focus- 

 sed the camera and made an exposure of her. The next day 

 I took my tent and complete outfit in order to get a good 

 series of her approaching the nest. Not a sign of nest O" 

 eggs was in sight. Undoubtedly my "hnd" was found bj 

 some youthful oologist and the grosbeak nest and eggs went 

 to grace (or disgrace) his cabinet. 



Fig. 110. NEST OF CATBIRD. 



