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Fig. iri5. NEST OF MARYLAND YELLOW-THROAT. 



One niorniiifi- a liaiidsomc little egg appeared in the nest, 

 — delieate, white, spotted ehietly ahont the large end. The 

 next morning another similar one lav lieside it. At some 

 time during that day the imposter appeared, a Cowbird. 

 As Mrs. Yellow-throat w,'s not at home and the gallant sire 

 was having an argmnent with some of his neighbors, she set- 

 tled eonifortably on the to)) of the little nest and when she 

 left, there were three eggs, one nuieh larger than the others 

 and more thiekly spotted. 



No one ean tell the feeliiiivs of a. little bird when it finds 



