Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 378
NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 935 EGGS ON OR NEAR A ROCK. THE LIMPET THAT CAN FIND ITS WAY HOME. Most birds are very skilful in nest-making,strongly weaving together sticks, twigs, andgrass or bits of string for the exterior, sometimes … Tllli MlillTIIAlVK. cementing the whole together with mud, andoften lining the interior with very soft material. But the nighthawk is a surprising exception,for she usually lays her two mottled eggs onthe top of a flat rock in the pasture or otheropen field without any nest. A hollow placeon the…
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