. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . ..r#d 19. I .... A WESTERN GREBE IN A CITY PARK 20 The Sukmerged Tenth not discover, except where a Cxrebe of either kindhad laid in a nest of the other. It would be inter-esting to know what is the state of mind that causesvarious species of birds that colonize together to layin each others nests. It may be through mistake,yet, as in the present case, when the eggs of onekind are twice the size o
. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . ..r#d 19. I .... A WESTERN GREBE IN A CITY PARK 20 The Sukmerged Tenth not discover, except where a Cxrebe of either kindhad laid in a nest of the other. It would be inter-esting to know what is the state of mind that causesvarious species of birds that colonize together to layin each others nests. It may be through mistake,yet, as in the present case, when the eggs of onekind are twice the size of the other, it seems asthough the bird would detect the diiference. I canimagine, on the other hand, that the little Grebemight find the larger nest attractive, but not soreadily what the big Grebe thijiks as it finds thesmaller home which it has usurped about sinkingunder its weight. There were no street-signs in the city, and,though city bred, I found myselt rustic enough tobe in danger ot getting lost in the colymbine(Colymbus) labyrinths. As luck would have it, theusual daily June thunder-shower (of this season)came up before I was half through my the camera and plates with th
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