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bird lover, who had improved on the bird-catching 
legend by using nuts instead of “salt” and by sub- 
stituting bill for “tail,” three Chickadees in the 
Ramble had become so remarkably tame that they 
would often flutter before one’s face and plainly 
give expression to their desire for food, which they 
took from one’s hand without the slightest evidence 
of fear. Sometimes they even remained to pick the 
nut from a shell while perched on one’s finger, anon 
24, Chickadee on ground. 
casting questioning glances at their host; but more 
often they preferred a perch where they could give 
their entire attention to the nut which was held 
between their feet, and pecked at after the manner 
of Blue Jays. 
In spite of the ease with which one could ap- 
proach these Chickadees, they made difficult marks 
for the camera. I was armed with a “Henry Clay” 
5x7 and a twin-lens camera of the same size, but 
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