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but I feel that I can see snakes at any moment. Two 

 young Cl.at. are very well, and take things most calmly, though 

 they can fly very well. I haven't seen them feeding them- 

 selves, yet, but they arc well fed by both parents. I was 

 mistaken as to difference in their plumage, both are alike 

 brownish and speckled like Ma. Ma is a terrible fusser. 

 One young Tailor still in nest, very fat and fit. Am having 

 grass in aviaries cut and wistaria trimmed and cut back. 



June 30th. — Baby Tailor Bird is out! I can just see 

 it in the hydrangea being fed by Ma. I do hope it will live. 

 I'm not breathing at present. It does seem a shame so little 

 decent food can be got to you— the mealworms here are so 

 well fed. (Things have greatly improved since then. — G.A.P.) 



July 1st. — Baby Tailor all over the place during the 

 day and back in the hydrangea at 6 p.m. Saw Three young 

 Chats to-day, always was doubtful as to there being only two. 

 One is d.fiierent from the others but dark form predominates. 



July 3rd. — The baby Tailor Bird is a little pet, no 

 tail whaievei, very fluffy and white in front and nice greenish 

 grey on back, about tlie size of a bumble bee, flies not at 

 all bad.y and is simpxy a luce aivil, completely runs iU 

 parents. Put itself to bed in the verandah. I of course, 

 threw fits and tried to get it back into its nest and put on 

 on greatcoats, and mufflers. 1 do hope it will live. I spend 

 much time dodging that beastly Rock Thrush over live food. 

 1 i.ave just now put a plate of cut-up mealworms on top of 

 the cages in the verandah, as the Infant was sitting in the( 

 branches just above. See that thing call up Pa and Ma, it 

 just yelled and howled at the sight of food. I wave a flag 

 at the Rock Thrush, it's very funny how the Tailors don't 

 mind it a bit they know perfectly well that it's for him and 

 not for them. 



July 4th. — Young Chats well but can only sec two. 

 Those beastly Tailor Birds are going to nest again, can they 

 do it three times? (Wild ones prefer August to June. — 

 G.A.P.) I thought I'd done with these children. I shall 

 never get through a nother nest with all their live food 



