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place within the residence section of Worcester; every crow 
that attempted to hunt on the premises was, at least, shot 
at, and with due warning to all concerned, no cat was per- 
Bobwhite Cock 
This Bird brooded a nest of sixteen eggs, bringing off fifteen chicks. He had been reared in 
domestication the year before 
mitted to leave the place alive. Not a bird could have 
been reared had not these measures been taken; and the one 
and only enemy that has caused great loss and intolerable 
misery throughout the whole work has been the uncon¬ 
trolled cat. 
Follow with me just one actual story for part of a season. 
The cock shown in the picture with the young is brooding 
his nest of sixteen eggs. He is in a wire-covered yard forty 
feet square, including the bases of two large spruce trees. 
The period of incubation is twenty-four days. All goes 
