THE OSPKEY. 



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above it, it is so bulky, but at last I succeed, 

 autl am amply rewarcied for my toil by what 

 I see. Resting- in their bed of g-rass and 

 feathers are three fresh egg's of the Great 

 Horned Owl ,L!ubo virginianus) — an unusually 

 larg-e set. While I carefully pack them in my 



box, the female, now joined by the male, sits 

 at a safe distance and 'vatches me, both chuck- 

 ling in their demoniacal manner, but not at- 

 tempting to molest me. Descending, I hasten 

 to my waiting horse and drive home, well 

 pleased witli my afternoon's outing. 



Young Cooper's Hawk.— Louis Agassiz Fuertes.— 1897. 



