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a hollow in the ground. In this she deposits from ten to 
twenty eggs—sometimes even more—which are uniform 
brownish-yellow in colour. She shows little discrim- 
ination in her choice of a site, often choosing a spot not 
more than two or three feet away from a frequented foot- 
path, and sits so closely that she is not infrequently 
decapitated by the mower’s scythe. But if her 
nesting-place is discovered she will remove the eggs? 
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to a place of greater safety, and has been known to 
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