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STRANGE DWELLINGS. 



is not unlike the nest of the osprey, which has already been de- 

 scribed, and it is so rudely put together that the sticks seem to 

 afford even a less commodious bed than the bare rock. 



The portion that is occupied by the young is comparatively 



small, and the general platform of the nest serves as a sort of 

 larder, on which are deposited the birds, hares, lambs, and other 

 animals which the parents have killed and brought home. 

 Sometimes the nest will be amply supplied with food, but 



