. The Canadian field-naturalist. April, 1924] The Canadian Field-Naturalist 65 Above Black-billed Cuckoo on Nest. At Left Nest of Black-billed Cuckoo Photographs Copyrighted by H. H. Pittman. The wind on the prairie is frequently very strong and is quite a serious factor for the birds to contend with sometimes. The storms of 1923 destroyed many nests and I knew of many pairs of birds which presumably went south with the fall migration without raising a single young one, even after making two attempts. There must have been hundreds if not thousands in similar Please note that these ima

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. The Canadian field-naturalist. April, 1924] The Canadian Field-Naturalist 65 Above Black-billed Cuckoo on Nest. At Left Nest of Black-billed Cuckoo Photographs Copyrighted by H. H. Pittman. The wind on the prairie is frequently very strong and is quite a serious factor for the birds to contend with sometimes. The storms of 1923 destroyed many nests and I knew of many pairs of birds which presumably went south with the fall migration without raising a single young one, even after making two attempts. There must have been hundreds if not thousands in similar 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 Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club

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