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hopping from ftone to fone ; approaching. famie 
liarly the women who may be employed there im 
wathing, {porting around them, and picking up 
the crumbs which they may let tall. © = 
They make their nefts upon the ground, under 
_ Foots;. or more frequently by the water fide, neat 
piles, that have been driven sone to sili up the 
_ banks. : : 
. The nef is compofed of dry nha, {mall rool 
intermixed with mofs, negligently made, and lined 
either with feathers, or horfe-hair. The female 
~ Jays four or five white eggs, fpotted with browns. 
and has feldom more than one brood in a yeats 
- Upon the approach of danger, both male and fee 
male flutter before the*enemy, as though they im- 
tended to miflead; but if their young fhould he 
taken, they follow the fpoiler, flying above his: 
head, in circles, and calling to. their recs in. 
the moft melancholy tones. 
~- When their young are hatched, ae sea 
_ them with the greateft care. - ( 
They keep the neft perfeAly neat, removing: 

every thing that would be dirty, and difagreeables. 
a gentleman placed. fome little pieces of white 
paper near their nefts, which they carried away’ 
to a diftance, as though it were. difpleafing "i 
them, . 
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