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Fig. 69. AN UNUSUAL SIGHT. 



These BliiebiirJs tiesteil in one arm of this scare-crou'. 



favorite perch for her. It allowed her a clear view of the 

 ground for thirty feet about : often she would drop into the 

 grass and capture grasshoppers or caterpillars and bear 

 them off to the nest. The male bird, because of fear, abso- 

 lutely refused to have his portrait made. He often brought 

 morsels of food and gave them to his mate to carrv to the 



