THE SIXTH SENSE
The whole meaning and purpose of the bird’s nest is to be found in the eggs. The eggs exist for the future of the bird race, and the nest exists for the sake of the eggs. If the eggs are stolen the instinct which made the bird build the nest is disappointed, and we cannot be surprised that the bird deserts her nest.
But sometimes it may be that though some or all of the eggs are left the bird may forsake her nest if it has been touched. In such cases we can only guess what really happens. It may quite possibly be that, when the eggs have been handled, the bird is aware of a strange scent in the nest, and this alarms her. She feels that something wrong has happened, and loses heart and goes away.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 47, 18 May 1927, Page 14
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142THE SIXTH SENSE Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 47, 18 May 1927, Page 14
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