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Our Bird Friexds. 



moors, pastures, and even meadows in some parts 

 of the Xorth of Enoland. The chicks of the birds 

 nesting in the two lirst -named situations easily 

 hide amongst the brown, half-dead grass, Avith which 

 they harmonise very closely indeed ; but those in- 



haldting the 

 ticlds Avhere the 

 herbage is short 

 and beautifully 

 green are not so 

 Avcll off i'or cover. 

 The baby chick 

 figured in the 

 ilhistration on 

 page no was met 

 with in a nica- 

 dnw. and photo- 

 graphed whilst 

 standinL-- on a 

 stone, where it 

 looked very plain 

 and conspicuous 

 riiNMT MA>j.:.N(, J,. ;..,,. agaiust a light- 



green b a c k - 

 giouiid. It is not lonn", however, before vounsj 

 birds living in such places learn an effectual method 

 of hiding. Whilst watching one in a httle meadow 

 one day and wondering at the tremendous fuss its 

 parents made about its safety, I saw it run into a 

 corner formed bv two old stone walls meetino' 



