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eggs of the da\ ,\ Tin- eggs are not unlike 



ill.- chipping -pair,,. nish I. In 



tin- lar^'-M '-nds \\ ith l.p>\\ if. 



i-h an. I a k"Md supper, I M^ain strolled 

 this tii g north of Vinl.-n. towards a -tp-t< '' 



Hinall tinil'.T. < >n my wuy I passed an lmli:> ami the 



tln-ii- supper p-ady. and wen- p.a-' 



airie chicken over a fire of stieks. ( >n reaching tin- out- 

 skirts of tin- \\ 1 I >tart!.-.| a in.-al\v lark l'nm tin- r<> >\ ! 



i. an<l fidiinl it^ n.-^t an<l ti\.- <-^^. Tli.-y an- wliiti- 

 with rusty Kr<\vn ami juirplf. Tin- m-st was made of 



r at tin- t.p. an. i with a si.li- i-ntram-.-. 

 me across a tn-r with a lar^.- holr al.ut t\\.-nty t'.--t uj. 

 aii'l. striking tin- tr-- trunk, a small hawk tlrw mt ami l-gan 



flying around acreammg. [t was a q>antm hawk. Th.- 



\ to climb, and, putting my haml int> tin- Imli-. I fi-lt 



t'"in iiich wt-n- ijuiti- \\arm. I dn-w tin in nt an<l 



putting tin-in into my j><x-krt. I descended to tin- Lfi'">ui'l 

 This was a pn-tty s-t. ^roiiml colour rich l.iitf. Motchnl with 

 n-.l-lish l.r. .wn. Th.-y w.-r.- slightly im-uK-iti-d. 



Tin- sparrow hawk is plentiful throughout Manitol-a. ami 



nt. lashing little warrior. 11.- oft.-n swoops down 



ii] on thru-h.-s ami other l.irds almost as lar-'- as hims.-lt'. 11. 



is\. to sparrows and otlu-r small l>in!s. Like 



i kestril. tin- American sparrow hawk has a hil.it 



almost motionless in mid-air, wln-n In- suddenly 



drops down upon a Held mouse ..r small l.ird. 



:i lays its ,.^ s j n ;l , 1, v, rt,., 1 woodpct'k. 1 s 

 hoi- the old ! erow or magpie. 



The e^r_rs ,,f this 111 pi ap- Nel'V Illllch 1 i k e t 1 IOS, . if t lie K'SSeF 



, -^s !!',, p. in,- show til-' 



usual variations found amount falcons' eggs. The Around 

 ur varies from cream to y.-llowish-red <>r pinky-lmti' 

 Notched, spotted ami clouded with chestnut-l.rown and cin- 

 amon. Tiny a \. ra^e in 1 -J. 



The sun was fast ginu r down Ix-hind the western hori/on 

 and the small birdfl thrushes, meadow larks, warl>lei-s. 



