118 BIRDS OF THE WATER 



note, **Add repeating rifle to photographic 

 gear!" I was wrong, however, for later, 

 when photographing Tuis in the same 

 locality, we came across, and on more than 

 one occasion, evidently the same pair of 

 Falcon. The three nestlings must have 

 been destroyed during their parents' absence, 

 and probably by some wandering wild cat. 

 This pair did not attempt a second nest, 

 and I believe under normal conditions the 

 Falcon breeds but once a year. 



