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A-BIRDING ON A BRONCO. 



oaks are their nesting grounds. In the big oak 

 beside the ranch-house I have seen two or three 

 nests at once ; and a ring of live-oaks in front 



The Little Hummer on her Bow-Knot Nest. 

 (From a photograph.) 



of the house held a complement of nests. From 

 the hammock under the oak beside the house one 

 could watch the birds at their work. If the front 

 door was left open, the hummers would some- 



