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tree, and to make the deception more realistic, 

 their heads were buried in the grass. 



When the parent Oyster Catchers saw their 

 young had been discovered, they evidently knew 



YOUNG OYSTER CATCHERS HIDING. 



that further demonstration was useless and be- 

 came quite silent, watching to see what turn events 

 would take. Having exposed two or three plates 

 on the chicks, I made all haste to leave the island 

 and allow the parent birds to return to their children. 

 Although the nest is usually made in a very 



