The Pleasures of a ‘‘ Fixed-focus ” Camera 
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hundreds of years. Arrived at the nest, a brief scramble brought 
me over the edge of the great platform of big sticks, and I saw 
before me the object of my travels—a Black Vulture’s ege! The 
nest was about 7 ft. in diameter with a good-sized depression 
in the middle, lined with tufts of fine grasses, such as commonly 
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NEST AND EGG OF BLACK VULTURE. 
From a photograph at about 7 ft. distance. 
grow on stony hill-tops in Spain. In the centre of the hollow 
lay the egg, whitish in ground colour and marked with dark 
ferruginous spots, the possession of which had been my desire 
for so many years. 
I climbed on to the nest and had a good look round and it was 
interesting to note what an extraordinarily commanding site the 
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