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for upon that date I found the perfectly 

 fresh egg lying broken beneath the spillikin 

 platform. It had been probably blown out 

 during windy weather. The next nest was 

 found on November 11th, and one of the 

 parents was sitting on the egg "Pidgy."* 



On the 5th of January I took him from 

 the nest, and he was capable of flying a 

 yard or two on January 12th. 



Another nest was got on December 23rd, 

 containing a young bird, "Kuku," of about 

 the same age as "Pidgy," and he also was 

 taken home. On the 18th December I got 

 another nest, the parent sitting hard on the 

 egg '^ Uncle Harry." By the 5th of January 

 "Uncle Harry" had hatched. Later on he, 

 too, was taken home to be hand reared, and 

 on January 15th was able to fly a yard or 

 two. From the start all these hand-fed 

 birds throve admirably, and I believe the 

 first attempts at flight were in no degree 

 delayed by their short spell of artificial 

 life. 



Note. — The three pigeons brought in for pets were chris- 

 tened by my little daughter "Pidgy," "Kuku," and "Uncle 

 Harry. ' ' 



