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AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 



Photo from life by C. A. Smith. 



WOOD THRUSH ON HER NEST. 



quietly approached to within reaching distance before he discovered me. 

 The lack of fear shown by these birds while upon the nest seems to 

 be one of their characteristics throughout their range. The accom- 

 panying excellent photograph of a "Wood Thrush on her Nest" taken 

 by Mr. Clinton A. Smith shows the position that they commonly assume 

 upon the approach of anyone. Their lack of fear may be seen from 

 the following quotation from him, although this bird I think, must have 

 been an exception as I have never seen or heard of one quite as tame. 

 "This photograph was made after having already exposed two plates 

 upon the same bird. The first one was taken at what I considered a 

 safe distance; then as she did not fly I moved up closer and exposed 

 another plate. The third one and the one shown was taken at a dis- 

 tance of only three feet and then to my surprise the bird did not leave 

 the nest, but allowed me to walk up and lift her off. I supposed that 

 she had young but found that there were three blue eggs in the nest- 

 These all hatched and were flying the next time I visited the nest. 

 The photograph was taken with the back combination of the Rapid 

 Rectilinear Lens." 



