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matters once. In the course of forty-two minutes the first 

 young bird to leave the nest was fed eight times, seven times by 



Fig- 35. Baltimore Oriole inspecting young after having fed them. 



the mother and once by the father. Three days later the 

 swamp was visited at just after sundown, when the young 

 birds suddenly arose from the nest and flew off with ease and 

 precision. 



Kingbirds pose so well, especially about their nests, that I 



