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same time in apparent harmony. My presence only seemed to disturb this 

 otherwise contented colony. 



It is probable that, in the making, the upper apartment required a car- 

 penter in the person of a Downy Woodpecker, while the three lower ones 

 were the work of the Flickers, or Yellow-hammers, the lowest cavity being 



NESTING-HOLES OF SPARROW HAWK, FLICKER AND BLUEBIRD 



IN THE CENTRAL TRUNK. 



The Bluebird is shown covering the entrance to its nest 



made that season; probably being necessary because of the early occupancy 

 of last year's Flicker home by the Sparrow Hawks who were earlier "out for 

 a rent." 



Some who do not know the general habits of the Sparrow Hawk would 

 probably not be reconciled to the fact that the Bluebirds and Yellow-hammers 



