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no eggs. The whole place was filled with a peculiar stench, while 

 the croakings of the old birds, coupled with the frightened squawks 

 of the young, and the invisible, choking powder down, made the 

 place quite undesirable. The old birds were very bold, but not 

 pugnacious, and while the examination of the nests went on retired 

 to nearby trees to watch the proceedings, while the young crowded 

 out to the uttermost branches, keeping up a continual racket. 



Owing to the protection afforded by the Irvine ranch, the colony 

 has thrived and probably will for an indefinite period. 



(Contribution from the Zoological Laboratory of Pomonn College.) 



