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THE USEFUL BIRDS 



the male parent sitting motionless at an angle of 45 degrees 

 to the nest. After a few minutes' watching I noticed its 

 eyehds slowly open as though to see if I had taken my 



Nest and Young of Tawny Frogmouth. 



departure, and then, but not till then, did the bird reveal a 

 distinctive marking easy of observation in the broad yellow 

 iris. The female was perched parallel with an almost 



