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Illustrations 



Nest and eggs of Black-throated Gray Warbler . 



Two small nestlings 



Disputing while mother is away .... 



The mother often brought in green cutworms 



The gray mother rewarded him with a mouthful 



She did not forget the hungry, more timid fledgling in the 



nest 



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Taking a portrait of a young Kingfisher 



The Kingfisher with a broken bill . 



The first day out of the nest fully fledged 



Six of the frowsy-headed Fishers in a pose 



The door to the Kingfisher's home showing small hole to 

 the left where nest was first started; the two little tracks 

 at the bottom made by the feet of the bird . . . 145 



They perched on the projecting snags over the water . 145 



Song Sparrows about to break home ties .... 152 

 An English Sparrow, actually making a home in a hornet's 



nest 156 



Nest and eggs of the Song Sparrow 156 



Song Sparrow on a fence. One of our most constant singers 156 



The White-crowned Sparrow father with food for young 

 Female White-crowned Sparrow .... 

 Female White-crowned Sparrow with food for young 

 A pair of White-crowned Sparrows 



Young Blue Jay in nest 



The Bluebird mother at the nest hole . 



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