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happened to liave my camera with me when the nest was 

 discovered and. as the female was at the time sitting on her 

 eggs, I carefully moved up to within ahout four feet, focus- 

 sed the camera and made an exposure of her. The next day 

 I took my tent and comi)]cte outfit in order to get a good 

 series of her approaching the nest. Not a sign of nest O" 

 eggs was in sight. Undoubtedly my "find" was found b] 

 some youthful oologist and the grosbeak nest and eggs wen( 

 to grace (or disgrace) his cabinet. 



Fig. 110. NEST OF CATBIRD. 



