. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 8 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. fish. The picture with a Goerz lens, series 3, No. 3; 1-75 sec. exposure, stop f. 11, on a Seed's gilt edge plate. On June twenty-fifth I again visited the nest and made the picture of the six young birds. At this time they were nearly full grown, very lively, and determined to hang on to my fingers with their beaks; they also seemed possessed to grab each other and it was no easy matter to keep them all quiet and together even long enough to make their photograph, but after repeated attempts in catching and arrangi


. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 8 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. fish. The picture with a Goerz lens, series 3, No. 3; 1-75 sec. exposure, stop f. 11, on a Seed's gilt edge plate. On June twenty-fifth I again visited the nest and made the picture of the six young birds. At this time they were nearly full grown, very lively, and determined to hang on to my fingers with their beaks; they also seemed possessed to grab each other and it was no easy matter to keep them all quiet and together even long enough to make their photograph, but after repeated attempts in catching and arranging them, they at last remained quiet for the desired fraction of a second. The old birds were very wild and at no time did they come near while I was in the vicinity of their nest, due undoubtedly to their being shot at so much by hunters, who as a rule never let the opportunity pass to send a charge after them if they happen any where near within Photo by R. H. Beebe. YOUNG 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed


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