. Bird lore . have notbeen completely exterminated. Last year (1902) was the first one that the A. O. U. model law wasin effect in the state of Florida. Its enforcement would be an easymatter in such an out-of-the-way place, but in spite of the efforts of , of the A. O. U., and in the face of a letter of promise fromthe commanding officer of the station to afford protection to the birds, 78 Bird-Lore they suffered very seriously, no measures being taken by the latter topunish those who made raids on the birds eggs. During the first week in May, some years at the end of April, theNodd
. Bird lore . have notbeen completely exterminated. Last year (1902) was the first one that the A. O. U. model law wasin effect in the state of Florida. Its enforcement would be an easymatter in such an out-of-the-way place, but in spite of the efforts of , of the A. O. U., and in the face of a letter of promise fromthe commanding officer of the station to afford protection to the birds, 78 Bird-Lore they suffered very seriously, no measures being taken by the latter topunish those who made raids on the birds eggs. During the first week in May, some years at the end of April, theNoddies {Anous stolidus) arrive. The first day will bring from a dozen toa score of individuals, the next two or three times as many. On thethird and fourth days the number is beyond accurate count, and by theend of the week it is probable that the entire colony has arrived. Asnearly as can be judged it contains about three thousand individuals. It is believed that all matrimonial matters have been arranged before. YOUNG NODDY the birds arrive, for within a day after the arrival of the earliest birdsnest-building was begun. The Noddys nest is a bulky, but fairly compactly constructed one,made principally of twigs and dry seaweed, but they are prone toincorporate almost anything of suitable size or shape,— rags, bits ofglass, old crab shells, etc. The top is only slightly concave, withoutdowny lining, but frequently has several dozen small shells strewn looselyabout. By preference, the nest is situated well toward the center of a baycedar bush, three to four feet from the ground, but before long all thefavorable building sites are taken and then the birds build almost at ran-dom—some on tufts of grass only a few inches above the nests are apparently very hastily constructed and the workmanship
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