Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 580
t; then she silentlyawaits the absence of the parents. It is hard to tell theeggs of the cow-bird from many other eggs. Probablythis is the reason the birds very seldom recognize theeggs ; but if they do the eggs are thrown out. Quiteoften the cow-bird throws the eggs of the owner out tomake room… … u38 ST. NICHOLAS LEAGUE. [Oct.
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