Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 97
fail, even after longacquaintance, quite to see howthe magpie manages to keep him-self in such apple-pie order. The flight of the magpie is the embodiment of ease and grace. But, you say,they are only well groomed rascals. Yes, theweight of evidence is against them at times, for,according to their… … THE HOIOH WESTERN PINE. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 75 the brood. They roof it over so as to excludesun, rain, and predatory birds. As an addi-tional protection for the voracious and noisyyoung magpies, they provide a covered wayleading from the nest to the outside world, andit is stated by…
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