1892 
Mass . 
Zenaida mac r our a. 
Julx 15. Concord.- she rose and flew out of sight among the trees. Can Dove's 
CHO. 2) it be that as her wiles failed to deceive me away from the nest nest, 
yesterday she judged it useless to repeat them to-day or is 
she getting to trust me since she finds that I do not molest 
either her or her eggs? I must investigate this further. Climb- 
ing to the nest this evening I found in the place of the larger 
e 6S a young bird. The shin of its body was of a light yellowish 
or dull flesh color that of the head darher. It seemed to be 
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covered sparsely with short hair-1 ihe down but of this I could, 
not mahe sure for the light was poor at the time. It was of 
about the size of a pluched Kinglet ( ). 
As this nest contained its complement of two eggs when I 
first found it Jyly 4th and the parent was sitting it appeal’s 
that the period of incubation is at least eleven days. I think 
it equals this time for the larger egg looked somewhat incubate 
ed on the 4th. 
16, Conc.pr.6-. —At 6 P. M-. I visited the Dove's nest again. The fe- 
male ’was on, facing li. her head raised decidedly above the line 
of the bach but not so high as on the 9th. I stood nearly 
the nest for three minutes (by my watch). During this time the 
Dove did not wink once while I was forced to open and close my 
eyes just thirty-six tines. A1 length I stretched my hand 
slowly up towards the nest and the bird started off. She flew 
in her usual manner fluttering noisily through the foliage and 
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