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one — approached with a shrimp and went round the 

 nest to give it to the chick outside. The little one 

 had some trouble with the shrimp and the parent took 

 and worried this, then let the chick take and eat it. 



Jiine igth. Young outside nest in water. 



yime 2oth. Young well out in the pond, quite in 

 the centre, two on the old one's back, and a third — 

 largest — following. 



[For the last few days I have not seen the full 

 grown young bird of last year]. 



Jiaie 22nd. Saw the old bird making up the nest 

 in the morning. L,ater in the day — it being very hot 

 — I saw the young birds lying on the nest, both 

 parents being many yards ofl ; but one reached the 

 nest almost as soon as I did. The chicks can stand 

 up now. 



June 2^rd. In the morning I saw all the young 

 on the side of the pond opposite to the nest ; neither 

 parent was visible, but one soon rose from under the 

 water close by, and I then saw the other not far off. 



Jiiiie 24/^. In the morning one old bird was 

 adding to the nest, none of the young being near, 

 nor the other present. Later in the day saw all three 

 chicks many yards from the nest, swimming together. 

 At first one old bird was diving near and giving 

 them the shrimps it caught, then the other came from 

 a distance and fed them. I saw one chick given a 

 small fish. (A few days before I saw a fish offered to 

 all three young, but it proved too big for them, so 

 the old one ate it itself). 



This afternoon I noticed, when the first old bird 

 was diving, that the chicks did not know more than I 

 did where it would come up. I saw them face right 

 round to swim to it on one occasion. All the young 

 dived, but not farther than two or three yards ; they 

 are still wilder than the old birds. 



