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THE BIRDS OF THE WOODS 



species of bird. Now that cultivation has had its effect on the physical features 

 many birds have been driven from their native haunts and compelled to seek new 



A CUCKOO IN FLIGHT. 



ones, whence it results that the female cuckoo has to make use of a wider selection 

 of foster-parents for her young. Different* species of birds in the same district 

 behave in different ways towards the intruder's eggs. Sometimes the cuckoo 



