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homes underneath the ground, — the kingfishers, 

 bank swaUows, burrowing owls, etc. Here, of 

 course, to show the nest and eggs, tlie hole must 

 be excavated, but first a photograph of the en- 

 trance hole should be made. 



The excavating must be done with great care, 

 that the loosened earth and stones may not choke 



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Entrance Holes to Bank Swallows' Nests. 



the hole or roll down and break the eggs. The 

 excavation must not be carried beyond that point 

 which will show the nest and eggs to the best 

 advantage. 



In photographing the nests of any of the "cave- 

 dwellers " that make their abodes either in holes 

 in trees or in the ground, the mirror will come 



