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a supply of food, and afterwards made a study of 

 the nest and }'oung ones with the pail turned over 

 on its side. The foreshortening- of its interior 

 and the holes through its bottom give it a some- 

 what peculiar appearance in the picture. 



It would be interesting to know how long a time 

 elapses between fledgelings leaving the nest and 



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YOUNG THRUSHES. 



being abandoned to their own resources by their 

 parents. I am inclined to think that, whilst in the 

 case of birds producing only one brood in a season 

 they stick together for months, in that of those 

 producing two or three they are left to take care 

 of themselves in a few days. 



Pretty sights of Thrushes, Robins, Shrikes, and 

 other birds feeding their young ones may often be 

 seen during a ramble by wood and hedgerow. 

 The above picture of a pair of young Thrushes 



