. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. bog, where the mother bird had pulled up the grass and hollowed th e earth enough to keep the eggs from rolling out. They were Tiukioeem there on the bare gr tnd, two Jarge olive ^^.-^^^^ eggs with dark blotchc:,. I left them undis- ^'^^ turbed and went onto investigate the crying, w hich had stopped a moment as I approached the nest. Presently it began again behind me, faint at first, then louder and more eager, till I traced it back to Hukweem's household. But there was nothing here to account for it, only two innoc
. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. bog, where the mother bird had pulled up the grass and hollowed th e earth enough to keep the eggs from rolling out. They were Tiukioeem there on the bare gr tnd, two Jarge olive ^^.-^^^^ eggs with dark blotchc:,. I left them undis- ^'^^ turbed and went onto investigate the crying, w hich had stopped a moment as I approached the nest. Presently it began again behind me, faint at first, then louder and more eager, till I traced it back to Hukweem's household. But there was nothing here to account for it, only two innocent-looking eggs on the top of a bog. I bent over to examine them more closely. There, on the sides, were two holes, and out of the holes projected the points of two tiny bills. Inside were two little loons, crying at the top of their lungs, " Let me out! O, let me out I It's hot in here. Let me out — Oooo-eee ! pip-pip-pip / " But I left the work of release to the mother bird, thinking she knevv^ more about it. Next day I went back to the place and, after much watching, saw two little loons stealing in and out among the bogs, exulting. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1866 or 7-1952. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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