BIRDS OF BROADLAND AND STREAMSIDE. 193 



When she came with food, she frequently 

 bore the appearance of having dipped her head 

 into the water for it, and nearly always gave her 

 chicks warning of her approach by a wagtail- 

 like note. The necessity for this note was difhcult 

 to understand, because in -spite of the facts that 

 the nestlings had their eyes open and were 

 feathering fast, they had no discriminatory sense 

 of sound, and would respond by eager mouth- 

 opening just 

 as readily to 

 the squeaking 

 made by my 

 camera whilst 

 being racked 

 in and out, or 

 a passing red- 

 shank's cry, 

 as they would 

 to their pa- 

 rent's voice. 



Small dra- 

 gon-flies were 

 frequently 

 brought along 

 as food, and 

 one day 

 whilst punt- 

 ing up a 



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REED-BUNTING. 



