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Bird - Lore 



about thirty feet away from the overalls, 

 to await the return of the bird. I did nol 

 have to wait long before two of them came 

 with grass in their beaks. They flew 



leg. So when they both had gone to the 

 field after more material, I went up and 

 tied the bottom of the leg. 



They then worked faster than ever 



AN ASII-TIIKUATKD iLVCAlLllLR AAU II.:, A Li, i i.\ '^-PLACE 

 IN A PAIR OF OVERALLS 



directly to the overalls; one clung to one 

 leg while the other went in. I watched 

 them for about an hour carrying material 

 into their new home, but as fast as they 

 took it in it fell out of the bottom of the 



until about ii o'clock, then started in 

 again in the afternocn at 2 and stopped 

 about 5 P.M. June 17, the nest was fin- 

 ished and partly lined with feathers. On 

 the i8th they finished lining with feathers. 



