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aging chirps of his mother 



he succeeded in turning the 



corner of the house and 



Teaching an oak about fifty 



fc;et away. As is usual 



when each young Robin 



leaves the nest, there was 



a loud clamor for several 



minutes from both the par- 

 ents assisted by another 



pair who had a nest a short 



distance away. 



The profusion of green 



woodbine which adorned 



the piazza, tended to make 



quick photography almost 



impossible, and the old 



bird was so active when- 

 ever she came to the nest 



that a snap shot was nee- Fig. 4. 



essary in order to get her at all. Fig. 4 shows the mother bird as she 



appeared trying to coax the larger of the two birds to make his maiden 



voyage. Just after the 

 camera clicked she suc- 

 ceeded and he went flop" 

 ping heavily across the 

 road to the further end of 

 the lawn, where both par- 

 ents held a long and loud 

 session to persuade him to 

 try and reach a more elevat- 

 ed position out of reach of 

 feline enemies. The re- 

 maining little one had 

 hatched a day later than his 

 companions and had devel- 

 oped slower so that he did 

 not leave the nest for two 

 days more. He is shown 

 in all his solitude in Fig. 

 5. No doubt he is wish- 

 ing time away so that he 



Fig. 5. 



Photo by C. A, Reed. 



THE LAST ONE. 



