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how he had guarded everything safely ; but Dodo was 

 fast asleep with her head on her uncle's arm. 



'' De deah lamb," said Mammy Bun, 

 who came out to help them unload 

 "don' you go to wake hei 

 up, Massa Nat — ole 

 mammy'll tote her 



up to bed. Dese am 

 powerful healthy 

 days for you chil- 

 lens! And Mas- 

 sa Doctor and 

 Miss Olive — 

 if they a in' 

 more'n half 



gone, too ! 'Scursions am terrible sleepy things — least 

 when dere all ober ! " 



Whip-poor-will. 



The Whip-poor-will 



Length nearly ten inches. 



A very large mouth, fringed with long bristles, useful as an 

 insect trap. 



Plumage all mottled with gray, buff, and black, but the end 

 half of three outside tail-feathers white, and a white breast-band. 



A Summer Citizen of the United States and Canada east of the 

 plains; in winter from Florida southward. 



A member of the guilds of Sky Sweepers and Ground Gleaners. 



