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drop food into the mouths of their little ones but thrust il 

 far down the throat. Second: — Notice that the head of 

 the one being fed is raised higher than the others. The 

 more hungry a little bird is, the higher it will reach, a fact 

 that insures their being fed in rotation. The little fellow- 



Fig. 161. On one occasion the male brought a large dragon- 

 fly, carefully di'ested of wings and all but one leg. 



in front is much smaller and a day or two younger than the 

 other two (the fourth egg did not hatch), but when the 

 next morsel was brought his wide-open, appealing mouth 

 was raised above that of his brothers and sisters. Third: — 

 Notice the motion of the head of the young bird on the 



