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That they sometimes add a Httle 

 moss to the never absent hning of 

 feathers. 



That they do not nest at such alti- 

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 the creduHty of one, WilHam Henry, 

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That sets of two are about as com- 

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That they do not leave the nest 

 with the same readiness that many bu- 

 bos do when the collector raps upon 

 the tree trunk with his climbers. They 

 frequently will not leave the nest until 

 the collector arrives within a few feet 

 of the nest, no matter how many mis- 

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 of the skunk more or less prevalent in 

 all nests examined. 



This is my first season in Southern 

 Texas and I am succeeding well, with 

 many varieties of hawks, Caracara, 

 etc., and later in the season I am con- 

 fident of having equal success among 

 the smaller birds. 



James J. Carroll, 



Refugio, Tex. 



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