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tlirii an ii£^ly tangle of saplings. As T started in I heard the overtnrc of a 

 caterwauling contest, just as when Thcmias remarks. " n\--(i-o-o-a-(n^\" and 

 Xatnre catches her lireath to hear what .Maria will saw I paused and can- 

 vassed the morale of my cnntemplaled aciiun; then hastily rex'iewed the 

 chances of wild-cats: and ihen reached fur m\ gun. Xot until I had actnallv 

 seen ihe mulher bird, fur it was she. emilling one of those gruesome s(|ualls. 

 could 1 helieve that the noise came fi'Diu an ( )wl. F.xen after doubt was at 

 rest, llie cr\- seemed not less like llie snail 'if aii angr\' feline. To aclfl to the 

 terrors of llie defensi\e. the hushand aiul father came u]) and literalh' pro- 

 ceeded to spread 

 himself. Wings 

 and tail were 

 spread to the 

 utniiist. and e\erv 

 feather was ruf- 

 fled to the fullest 

 extent, — all in a 

 manner calculated 

 to strike terror to 

 the boldest heart. 

 The bird - man 

 managed to con- 

 trol his ner\'es 

 long enough to 

 note ti\e eggs — 

 but of what color 

 de])c>nein sail h 

 111 it — then hurri- 

 edly sought more 

 ciingenial c o ni- 

 ])any. 



At another lime, 

 as I was picking 

 m\' wa\' across a 

 willow - skirted 

 bri M >k in the ^'aki- 

 ma country, I be- 

 came aware of, 

 rather than dis- 

 coyered. a wee, 

 shriyeled. crayen, 

 ill-fed Owl. a bird 



Talccii in 

 Hcntini County. 



Photo hy the 

 .NEST AX[^ F.G(^,S OF LOXr.-KAK i:i 1 ( i\\ 1.. 



Author. 



THE KOUNDATIUN IS AN OT.n NEST OF THE MAGPIE FROM WHICH THE RO(tF 

 HAS BEEN REMOVED. 



