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i, i on a bush, but also on my hand. But at no time would the male bird come

near, and the female showed a strong dislike to both the camera and me. Perhaps I judge these birds too harshly: if so, it is because of the good luck I have had with such birds as the Blue-winged Warblers. In every instance I have found the latter extremely tame, and with one pair in par- ticular. Scarcelv an hour after ﬁnding a nest the parent bird perched on my hand. and several times have I had both of the old birds on my hand and shoulder. After experiences of this sort one does not consider a bird tame unless it shows an utter lack of fear for both man and the camera.

CHESTNUT-SIDED \V'ARBLER FEEDING HER Youxc ON THE ALVTHDR‘S HAND

The Chebec’s First «Brood

BY FRANCIS H. HERRICK (Amholoi 'The Home LIIL' orwnd Binls')

With Photographs Imm Nature by the Author

HEN we reached Tilton and Northﬁeld, in New Hampshire, early

F» last summer, the little Chebecs were nesting in the apple trees

about our house. In looking over my notes for that period I ﬁnd

records of six of their nests The eggs and young found in ﬁve of them

during the month of June presumably represented ﬁrst broods, while there

could be as little doubt that the five eggs which a single nest contained on July to were a second batch,

One of the nests was moved, with its branch, to a good light and posi- tion where the simple home life of these little Flycatchers could be watched and registered with ease I was, therefore, interested in comparing my experience, a brief account of which is soon to follow, with that of Mr. Hoffmann, whose article on ‘ AChebec‘s Second Brood ‘ appeared in BIRDV LORE for October. 1901. His nest, which was ﬁrst transferred from its