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BRITISH HIRDS. 



[vol. IX. 



opening wide lier eyes and bristling her feathers (Fig. 3), 

 and judging by various spasmodic jerkings of the body 

 slie also made inaudible remarks. 



The male ^\•ould Avam her of danger by uttering the 

 deep-drawn '" ooh, ooh." If one or other of the game- 



Fit'. 3. (Jl'KNINU WlDi; HKll KYES AND BEISTLIXG HER FEATHERS. 

 [Photographed by ]\Iiss E. L. Turner.) 



kecjjcrs came through the wood, or if I lifted the flap 

 of my t«nt and crept out for a change of air and ])osition, 

 he told her of it. 



I visited the 0\\'ls at various hours and spent much more 

 time with them than w as necessary to secure photographs. 

 because I was very keen to see them fed. But in this 

 T was disa])])ointed. Young birds of prey require verv 

 little food during the first ten davs of their lives, and 



