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turaa down and it la eoi t of dhe ordinary to bat tarn* up. But In the c a avocet. It la the result of no Y«** to l«* t ** nature I to be. Some folks hart up, eo why are a bill that being talked Sake to go to bed hungry , Car fror. his peculiar jf feeding, a bUl that ttCfoeC'-dCWB would not

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I weu as wads. Bo not only feeds that lire in the mud pursues and catches the meeds that swim on the surface.. Thu he doea by running the lower past of the bin under the Insect and by raising the upper part some distance above the water, and then by bringing the tern parts together ns lifts the Insect out. as If In a pair of tweeaera. Now. If Its bill been burned down. It never I have done this. They aie also very egprrl at catching dying insects The legs of the bird are long and «: id*r. end allcka with a Joint near the middle, and Instead of being black like the legs of most waders, they are light blus. so sometimes they

They are large birds, measuring about a foot and a half In length, with their long. stUl-liko legs.

Invaded, they win By towards the Intruders, and show tkslr resentment at being disturbed, and while circling overhead say exactly what they think ofwwueh

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While a Bock Is feeding with their heads under -rater. - 'pointed t > keep Watch and act sentinel, but as he stands place and keeps so perfectly still. looks ae If be is asleep—and probably Is. They seldom stray far from water, eo naturally, the nest Is generally placed In easy walking distance of the feedlt* grounds It

long necks, and black and white | ran hardly be called a nest, as tt Is plumage, and with their upturned ! little more than a depression In the bltU, they stand out very coniplcu- ground, and Uttared with i ous whether wading or walking on ; sticks or blades of grass A the aanl. But strange to say they her of them nest together, are not at all ahy. and continue i three or four eggs are jui feeding In the most unhurried | color of clay, wllb brown spots, ee ner. even when human beings they are pretty well hidden. In eight. If approached too ! if there is bo nest to speak of.

er who taught them everything, and a little school yard. But this year they had *Amoe! , bly. how those long legs could kick , up the dust! They could Jump like

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“I wo* on my way to school." be said. "Maybe I better go along. I've never missed or been late. * "Nht," said ons of the men. "You agreed to help u. - and you got to stand by your word. S'poe* now you lake us along bark way through the wood* to the railroad elation Wr'll pay you well lor your trouble." "And s'poee 1 won't?" asked The man sUed the K-y up Somehow h knew threats wouldn't do. “You gave your word tnd you're an honest boy. so we don - t have U figure cu your going back on your

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