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again. Strangely enough, she carried materials 

 to three different holes in none of which a nest 

 was completed. On the 27th I found two eggs 

 in two different holes and another lying broken 

 on the floor. I placed the eggs together but 

 the next day, they were thrown out bs' the 

 bird ! 



I gave the bird one more chance to raise a 

 brood, as, even after the above two abortive 

 attempts, the hen still seemed to possess a 

 strong inclination for nesting. But, this time again, 

 the eggs were destroyed as on the previous 

 occasion. Thereupon I locked the female bird 

 up in a cage. I had another hen which had 

 come to me as a nestling. I introduced her tO' 

 the cock bird's aviary on the 9th May. 



This bird was able to rear up two young 

 ones sucessfully. It was a better-behaved bird, 

 sat on the eggs more closely and took greater 

 care of its children. It laid twice, — the first 

 clutch consisting of four and the second of 

 three eggs. The first clutch began on the 13th 

 May. One egg was destroyed. On the 27th 

 the first young came out and two more followed 

 the next day. One of these died and was remov-^ 

 ed from the nest by the mother. On the 8th June, 

 the two surviving nestlings were completely 



