IV. BRITISH BIRDS. 



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Sparrow-Hawk : " Sometimes she has a wonderful 

 look of satisfaction as she gazes at the young." 

 (Photographed by J. H. Owen) . . . . . . 35 



Sparrow-Hawk : " Once, and only once, I saw her 

 dump herself down on the young." (Photo- 

 graphed by J. H. Owen) . . , . . . . . 3(5 



Robin on its nest in a spruce tree. (Photographed by 



J. H. Owen) 42 



Sparrow-Hawk : " The cock is seldom still and the 

 hen moves to take the food as he comes." (Photo- 

 grajjhed by J. H. Owen) . . . . . . , . 52 



Sparrow-Hawk : " He brought the food to the wrong 



spot." (Photographed by J. H. Owen) , . . . 53 



Sparrow-Haw^k : " For the first few days after hatch- 

 ing has commenced, the cock brings food to the 

 nest fairly regularly." (Photographed by J. H. 

 Owen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 



Sparrow-Hawk : " After the young have left the 

 nest, the cock brings food to it for some time." 

 (Photographed by J. H. Owen) , . . . . . 58 



Sparrow-Hawk : Young twenty-tivc days old. (Pliofo- 



grajjJied by J. H. Owen) . . . . . . . . 70 



Sparrow-Hawk : Young exercising. (Photographed 



by 3. H. Owen) 77 



Sparrow-Hawjc : Old hen keeping watch while young 



feed. (Photographed by J. H. Owen) . . . . 79 



Sparrow-Hawk : Young watching the approach of 



parent bird. (Photographed by J. H. Owen) . . 82 



Sparrow-Hawk : Young one. twenty-seven days old, 

 covering food on the ajDproach of a second young 

 one. (Photographed by J. H. Owen) . . . . 83 



Sparrow-Hawk : Young bird, thirty-four days old, 

 feeding on the nest. (Photographed by J. H. 

 Owen) 85 



J. A. Harvie-Brow^n. Plate 1, facing .. .. 101 



