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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



December, 1907 



Section of a. red-eyed vireo' s ??est in which a floor has been 

 cleverly placed above a cowbird's egg 



How a Vireo outwitted an intruding Cowbird. 



This cut is one of the illustrations from the life history of the cowbird, 

 showing how a sharp-witted bird sometimes overcomes her enemies. 



" In the breeding season an unnatural mother may be.seen skulking 

 about in the trees and shrubbery, seeking for nests in which to place 

 a surreptitious egg, never imposing it upon a bird of its size, but se- 

 lecting in a cowardly way a small nest, as that of the vireos or war- 

 blers or chipping sparrows, and there leaving the hatching and care 

 of its young to the tender mercies of some already burdened little 

 mother. It has been seen to remove an egg from the nest of the red- 

 eyed vireo in order to place one of its own in its place." 



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