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proceeded far when I saw a small bird fly \ 

 from a small stump C^^^ direct- 1 

 ly in my path. I Mjpi hast- I 

 ened forward and t^^^^ found 





taining three small blue eggs, about the ^ 

 size of the common Bluebird, excepting 

 the color was a deep blue green. I knew 

 I had a prize, and sat down to watch for 

 the Thrush to return — for such it was — to 

 observe her, but she did not appear. I 

 took the nest and eggs and found the lat 

 ter very much incubated, and had to use 

 my large drill to blow them, and then with 

 much difficulty, making a larger hole than 

 I wished. The nest was sunk into the 



hollow stump more than the sketch shows. '•■ 

 After that I found a Wilso n Thrush ij 

 Q with three eggs upon the ground beneath ( 

 ^ the shadow of a blackberry bush — such a , 

 nest and bird as I found at Rockville, Ct. ■■ 

 These were also badly gone and I could 

 not blow them. Both nests are in my 

 possession,.^' 



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