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interesting records have all been obtained in this way. Take, for instance, the 

 Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus aquaticus) removing her young. This bird had a 

 bad attack of nerves and suddenly removed everything out of the nest — newly 

 hatched young, eggs, and unfortunate young just chipping the shell. The 



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"He hovered for an instant over the nest, rapidly quivering his wings and fanning his tail" 



photographs had to be taken at high speed, to counteract the curious nervous 

 energy of the bird, as she was what old women call "all of a tremble." 



The Waxwings also {Ampelis garrulus) were the result of sheer love of 

 adventure. They were feeding in a species of cotoneaster near the window of 

 a house in Cambridge for several consecutive days last February. There 



