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casual inspection of them by human beings. If she suspects the nest has been 
visited, and especially if the eggs have been handled, she will destroy the entire 
set forthwith. 
As soon as hatched the young follow their mother about, peeping lustily 
and behaving very much as chickens do under similar circumstances. At the 
advent of danger, the chicks disappear as if by magic, while the mother covers 
the critical mo- 
ment of their re- 
treat either by 
making a sensa- 
tional departure 
nerseliiee Ot by, 
feigning lame- 
ness, or, some- 
times, flying in 
the face of the 
intruder. The 
young may be 
discovered by 
feeling about in 
the grass, or un- 
der dead leaves, 
Siteeikaspan ence 
Clasped hands 
make a good 
foster mother 
for a few mo- 
ments, but it is 
more fun to re- 
tire and wait for 
tes al Ont elics 
eluck which 
brings the little 
ones scampering 
Taken near Spokane. Photo by F. S. Merrill. 
from their hid- MRS. BOB-WHITE’S NESTFUL. 
ing places. 
Bob-whites have been imported into this State at frequent intervals thru 
the last twenty-five or thirty years. They seem to thrive alike in the grain 
fields of the Palouse country and in the cultivated valleys of western Washing- 
ton, and are especially well established on Whidby Island and others of the 
San Juan group. Besides furnishing, under reasonable regulation, the best 
of sport, these birds render valuable services to the farmer. While they are 
