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Otherwise, if she is there on the spot, and sees what is going on, 

 she will immediately interfere and give Miss Flirting Female a 

 good picking; but, strange to say, she does not seem to blame 

 her mate, and lays all the blame on the weaker sex. 



PAIR OF CARNEAUX 

 Picture shows cock in the act of cooing: to his mate. This pair is 

 just beginning to build another nest. 



If there is an odd male in the pen, he is apt to cause consid- 

 erable damage, especially if he has secured a nest and has 

 worked laboriously to entice some prospective mate to his home. 

 Then he will change his tactics, by the rule that might makes 



