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Major R. F. Meiklejohn on the 



[Ibis, 



Appendices. 

 As being of interest the following are appended : — 



(A) A list of the species breeding in England in whose 

 nests eggs of the Cuclioo have been found. 



Species com.nonly selected as foster-parents : — 

 Hedge-Sparrow. Garden-Warbler. Reed-Warbler. 



Meadow-Pipit. Sedge- Warbler. Robin. 



Tree-Pipit. Marsh- Warbler. Pied Wagtail. 



Greater Wliitetbroat. 



Species less commonly selected : — 

 Blackcap. Grasshopper- Warbler. 



Redstart. Wood-Warbler. 



Red-backed Shrike. Cbiff-chaS. 

 Lesser Whitetbroat. Grey Wagtail. 



Species occasionally selected : — 



Nightingale. 



Whinchat. 



Stonechat. 



Wheatear. 



Song-Thrush. 



Blackbird. 



Willow-Warbler. 



Goldcrest. 



Great Titmouse. 



Skylark. 



Woodlark. 



Chaffinch. 



Twite. 



Bullfinch. 



Goldfinch. 



House-Sparrow. 



Tree-Sparrow. 



Redpoll. 



Hawfinch. 



Spotted Flycatcher. 



Pied Flycatcher. 



Swallow. 



Corn-Bunting. 



Tree-Creeper. 



Greenfinch. 



Linnet. 



Yellow Hammer. 



Wren. 



Yellow Wagtail. 



Rock-Pipit. 



Starling. 



Magpie. 



Jackdaw. 



Jay. 



Green Woodpecker. 



Ring-Dove. 



Stock-Dove. 



Turtle-Dove. 



Little Grebe. 



Long-tailed Titmouse 

 (doubtful). 



Cuckoos' eggs have altogether been found in the nests of 

 over 120 different species. 



