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It is not the mother, but the young cuckoo, that under- 

 takes the assassination. The great physician describes the 



131. Cuckoo killinc: Golden-Crested Wrens. 



process in the " Philosophical Transactions ' as follows : 

 " The young cuckoo, a few hours after its birth, tries, by 

 the aid of its rump and wings, to glide beneath the little 



