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much satisfaction as such a demonstration of confidence on the part of his 

 subjects. 



On June 6, three of the eggs hatched. The fourth was addled and remained 

 in the nest until after the young had left. The nestlings were typical young 

 Warblers, blind and naked, their pink skin covered only by the finest gray 

 down. No wonder the brooding mother was reluctant to leave them unpro- 

 tected at my approach. 



Almost immediately the pin feathers began to appear on all the feather 

 tracts, even protruding a little from the extremities of the wings. Four days 



"BOTH BIRDS WENT TO THE NEST AT ONCE" 



later their eyes opened, and the following day the feathers commenced to 

 burst from the ends of their sheaths. Now, for the first time, the male put in 

 an appearance. Incubation had been carried on altogether by the female. 

 The male, however, was no shirker, and soon showed that he could do his 

 share in caring for the young. 



At 9.30 A. M. on June 12, I set up my green umbrella tent within three or 

 four feet of the nest, no attempt being made to conceal it. At half-past ten, 

 I entered the tent with my camera. Both birds appeared at once; the male 

 with a moth, the female carrying a spider. After ten minutes of excited hop- 

 ping about, the female summoned up courage and fed one of the young ones. 



