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and feed freely within a few feet, and the curious thing is they all feed


one another ! The small black young ones feed their parents as soon as


they have had enough ! The young of the first brood, of course, as usual,


feeding their brethren of the second nest. Occasionally the food is


passed on to the parents from the young of the first brood, who give it


first to the second brood, who in turn pass it on to their father and


or mother.


E. G. B. Meade-Waldo.

Hevee, Kent.



