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Sept.,1912 DISCOVERY OF NEST AND EGGS OF CALIFORNIA PINE GROSBEAK 179 nest. To our joyful amazement, too, we noted the tail of a sitting bird project- ing over the edge of the nest, it being evident that the bird had returned after but a very short interval. I do not believe I ever reached a nest more speedily, but Fig. 74. VIEW TAKEI? A SHORT DISTAI?CE I:tROM THE CALIFORI?IA PII?E GROSBEAK'S NEST, [SHOWING CHARACTER OF TH? COU?TRV I? THg BIRD'S SUMMER HOME; PVRAMID PEAK IS THE MOUNTAI? RIiI?G IN THE BACKGROUND; DATE JuHE 19, 1912; ALTITUDE ? FEET when I came within arm's reach the bird was so reluctant to leave that I could not refrain from pausing for a few moments to observe at such close range this rata avis, almost concolored except for the fulvescent plmnage of the head and