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large number of cattle. Meadow larks were to be 

 seen and heard in every direction; they seemed not 

 in the least afraid of us and would sit on the fence 

 as we passed, sometimes within ten feet of us. 

 During the'day we took a set of three fresh eggs, 

 and also captured a young bird about a. month okl. 



Several flocks of young quail were flushed while 

 passing through the grass, and we found" one nest 

 with the quail sitting; She had 17 eggs and refused 

 to move when discovered. The nest was placed 

 nearly in the cow path that we were following and 

 was very artfully hidden by the color of the sur- 

 roundings. It puzzled me that some cow had not 

 steped on it long before. 



Along the old lake beds we found a few 'scrub' 

 trees and took sets of the Kingbird and Baltimore 

 Oriole. We came to a small pond surrounded by 

 a fringe of willows; this was certainly a 'bird oasis', 

 we found nests of the King Rail, Florida Gallinule, 

 Coot, Green Heron and Least Bittern near this 

 small lake. 



In the willows we found nests of the White and 

 Red-eyed Vireos and Trail's Flycatcher. 



[Continued next month]* 

 *This article began in No. 6, back numbers can be 

 furnished for 5c each. 



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