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Title
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Iowa, May 1890
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Date
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May 1890
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Creator
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Frank H. Shoemaker
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Description
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letters
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Rights
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hed found the nests and as I sped breathless over the last quarter-mile
it was comfortimgly apparent thet my find was still my ow.
I was quite winded, so I rested for two or three minutes before
climbing the tree. And presently I had in my possession one egg of
Accipiter cooperi (Bonaparte); while Lady Cooperi unknowingly had for
breasting one small egg of a hen, convincingly light bluish, without
marke. - The three miles back home wae @ light end trifling jaunt;
for in the whole day I had walked only @ little over twenty miles.
In fulness and tract of time, lady Cooperi hed three small eggs of
hens, light bluish, etc. And I had a Set (not e Clutch) of three eggs
of Accipiter cooperi (Bonaparte), A.0.U. No. 333.
I knew, of cour:
» from observetion and encyclopedias and things,
about when events would eventuate in the nest in the wildwood. I wore
the tree ang my reiment rather emooth by climbing to see whether my
ardent desire might not have forced incubative prosesses by three or
four days; Mind's obvious superiority over mere Matter should have at
least that slight concession. But no; it took three weeks, as usual.
My visit was lete. Darkness was waking things indistinct and
spooky. So dark was it thet lady Cooperi remained on the nest until
I was half-way up; then I heard @ rush of wings, followed at once by
a disconcerted “peep! peep!" Despite alleged gravitetional laws,
I positively dashed the rest of the way.
Dimly visible, a tiny light form stood in the nest, unhappily peep-
peeping for "mother" to come back with her warmth and comfort. Peep-peep
