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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 242

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soon lays another set of eggs. It ison record that one pair, when tested by theremoval of egg after egg, laid seventy-one eggsin seventy-three days. In the hollowed heart of a certain fir, on abed of fine wood bits, lay seven glossy eggs,inanimate, but full of promise. They all hadthe vital… … WITH THK CAMERA RRADV TO SNAP, KIKMLV FASTE.NED 10 A SMALL BOAKO, WB CLIMBED THE TREE. almost up to the nest. The eggs had been placeda foot and a half below the round entrance.On the opposite side from the entrance, and ona level with the eggs, we sawed out a back door,giving a good view of the…

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