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Mr. J. Whitehead's Ornithological 



very rotten, without branches, and much too big to swarm ; 

 the once mighty giants of the forest — now but whitened 

 skeletons, being in the last stage of decay. 



Nest of Sitta tvliitehcadi. 



The first nest took nearly three hours' hard work to reach, 

 but once arrived at, was easily cut out ; it contained five fresh 

 eggs. The second nest was in a much worse position and 

 quite 40 feet high ; but by climbing up a neighbouring tree, 

 with the aid of a rope I managed to swing to a branch, and 

 soon cut open the nest, which contained five fresh eggs. 



During eleven days spent in rambling about hunting for 

 the nests of this species, I found no less than nine, three of 



