Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 70
h white, giving the effect of an open spacebetween the tip and main part of the wings. Theair was full of them, and they darted by close tohis ears with a whirring noise. Harry found Tom on his knees apparentlysearching for something in the sand. I say, Tom, if you have lost your senses, youwill… … NIGHT-HAWK. when the bird flew off, and I stooped to pickup the two eggs I knew must be there — presto,change,—and they were gone. You know, my boy,these night-hawks dont build nests, but deposittheir eggs upon a flat rock, or on the ground.The eggs are small, and so closely do they resem-ble the…
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