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the eggs or young, one or other of which I was certain 

 must be near. After a long search, to my mortification, 1 

 could find neither; and was just going to abandon the spot, 

 when I perceived somewhat like a slight mouldiness among 

 the withered leaves, and, on stooping down, discovered it 

 to be a young Whip-poor-will, seemingly asleep, as its eye- 

 lids were nearly closed ; or perhaps this might only be to 

 protect its tender eyes from the glare of day. I sat dowu 

 by it on the leaves, and drew it as it then appeared. It 

 was probably not a week old. All the while I was thus 

 engaged, it neither moved its body, nor opened its eyes 

 more than half; and I lefl it as I found it. After I had 

 walked about a quarter of a mile from the spot, recollecting 

 that I had left a pencil behind, I returned and found my 

 pencil, but the young bird was gone. 



THE CUCKOO. (Cuctthu cavumu.) 



The third order of birds, Scansoresj or Climbers, includes 

 some species which are very interesting. Of these we will 

 first notice the English Cuckoo. She is twelve inches in 

 length from the tip of the bill to the end of the tail ; yel- 

 low breast, with transverse lines; head, wings, and body 

 marked with black and tawny stripes, legs short and covered 



