Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 68
hite, 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 )our senses, youwill never… … NIOMT.IIAWK. 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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