THE KOBIN'S: NEST. 2 
proached the nest from the same di- 
rection, and alighted in the same spot 
to feed the birds. The father-bird usu- 
ally alighted on another part of the 
nest. They could be easily distin- 
guished from each other, the father 
being a longer, slimmer bird. 
Soon the yellow beaks appeared 
above the edge of the nest, and looked 
like little flowers growing, especially 
when they were stretched up in readi- 
ness for the possible worm. They 
would open wide every now and then, 
and sometimes a little bird would keep 
its beak open for a long time and ap- 
parently go to sleep in that 
position. 
In the morning, for an 
hour or two, when the sun 
was shining on the nest, 
the mother improved the 
opportunity to stay away, 
as she was not needed for 
warmth, and then the 
father-bird came oftener to 
feed the little ones. 
One morning we saw 
the mother-bird cleaning 
house. She stood on the 
edge of the nest and very 
rapidly and with a great 
deal of force darted her 
beak into the bottom of 
the nest, her head com- 
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pletely disappearing. The young ones 
usually had their beaks wide open 
when the parents were near; but this 
time they were closed, and the little 
things seemed to try to get out of the 
way, as if they quite realized what was 
going on. The mother-robin, we were 
surprised to see, swallowed the refuse 
that she brought up from the bottom 
of the nest. 
As the robins grew older, they be- 
came more clamorous and anxious for 
food, and both parent birds were kept 
busy providing for them. The mother- 
bird seemed to take more pains than 
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