This edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes,and IndexCONTENTSPREFACEI. FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRDSCaution in Nest Hunting — Going Afield — Notebooks — Reporting Blanks — Bird Books — Movements of Birds — Artificial Cover in Hiding — The Umbrella Blind — Conclusion.II. THE LIFE ABOUT THE NESTNest Hunting — Behaviour when Nest Is Discovered — Lessons to Be Learned — Character of Material Used — Nes...

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