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age of this chick was hard to estimate, but the 

 umbilical cord seemed not yet to have become 

 perfectly lioaled, mid about it were clustered 

 many large white maggots. His belly was im- 

 mense and resembled the una})Sorbed stomach 

 of new-hatched fi-y. 



When first seen at close quarters he was 

 shivering violently, because of the cold we then 

 believed. From later observations, however, I 

 am convinced it was a similar tremor to that 

 already noticed by me in young Pigeon and in 

 young Cormorants, and which may l)e a process 

 of gro^vth or digestion, or muscular develop- 

 ment, like the violent wing vibration of a newly- 

 hatched moth. 



As plates had run out, and as it was considered 

 probable his parent or jiarents would i-cturn, the 

 little fellow was placed in my sou'wester, and 

 in it, with many wooflings and whim]^erings of 

 disapproval, was carried io camp. Thei-e on a 

 grey blanket he was photographed, and later 

 carried back to the bush. 



When replaced by me in the lu'eeding chamber, 

 he picked up and swallowed — I could see the mor- 

 sels passing down his bill — Avhat ap])eared to be 

 several tin}' bits of peat or leaf mould. A small 

 worm offered him was refused, and never ex- 

 pecting to see the child again T left the spot. 



Late the following afternoon I revisited the 

 site of the burrow and to my surprise found 

 him still well and warm. He had not, however, 

 been visited by any old bird, as I could tell by 

 the position of certain sticks and twigs, still not 

 brushed aside. Tie was, therefore, again carried 

 to camp, and there remained in a butter box 

 during the rest of our stay. At night when the 



