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BRITISH BIRDS. 



bird came tumbling- through the branches of the apple- 

 tree as if wounded, squeaking, and trailing- one wing — a 

 performance which would not have disgraced a Reed- 

 Bunting. For a day or two afterwards I heard the 

 Cuckoo's familiar squeak in the high elms, and after that 

 it was gone. 



It will be seen from the photograph reproduced in 

 Figo 2, that when the young Cuckoo is being fed; its back 



Fig. 2. — Pied Wagtail perched on the back of the Cuckoo while 

 feeding it. 



presents a convenient resting-place for the diminutive 

 foster-parent. 



This is no new fact, for it is mentioned in " Yarrell " 

 (4th ed., II., p. 398), and an illustration of the same thing 

 has been given by R. Kearton (Nature's Carol Singers, 

 p. 14). 



