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11/ ready 2 open their bills ^ [[insertion]]at the least [[jarrgo?]][[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] as [[/strikethrough]] their basket. [[strikethrough]] w jarred. [[/strikethrough]] [[Virios?]] r such confidg birds & its such a pleasure 2 b allowd 2 share the [[mothers?]] pride & happiness n her [[strikethough]] house & [[/strikethrough]] brood [[strikethrough]]s[[/strikethrough]] & the nest s a sunny spot n my memory [[marking?]] peacefully happy hours spent beside the pretty house n the soft green [[broken line drawn horizontally across page]] light o the tender [[?]] undergrowth will also be a sunny spot in my memory. ^[[insertion]][[Olribde?]] nests must be 6 [[mus?]] abreast & 6 they ro [[busidy?]] 2 find one in lilies o valley & one in myrtle.[[/insertion]]
Next 2 the [[Virios/Redsts?]] nests w the most easily fd & so could among the commonest on our list. 
Of these we fd six on our circuit. How difft. ^[[insertion]]for the memory o [[?]][[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] their builders s fr t o 1 [[/strikethrough]] quiet deliberate[[strikethrough]] confide [[/strikethrough]]greenlets &

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Slash interpreted as 'the'