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this is to hide the real identity of the nest from above is 

 difficult to say. There is a large nest in a fork of a willow- 

 tree about 25 feet from the ground at the Dynamite Factory, 

 Modderfontein, which has been made use of year by year 

 for the last seven or eight years. This measures about 



Fig. 79. — A pair of young Hammerheads. 



4 feet by 3| feet, and is sufficiently strong to easily bear the 

 weight of a fairly heavy man. The Hammerhead lays three 

 or four eggs of a dull white, sometimes marked with a few 

 pale brown blotches, which, however, may be stains. Eggs 

 may be looked for during the months of October and 

 November. 



