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the young Cuckoos were arrayed 
in all the glory of real plumage. 
The next day the three left the 
nest and I was unable to find 
them again. 
During this period of brood- 
ing and caring for the young 
the adult Cuckoos, though at 
first suspicious, became some- 
what reconciled to my visits ; 
at any rate, they neither moved 
the eggs — as cuckoos . 
have been thought to oe 
do when disturbed — i 
nor deserted them. At x 
my approach the mother 
would ruffle her feathers 
until the usually sleek, slen- 
der bird seemed to be bris- 
tling with rage, her head 
extended on a level with 
her body and her long tail _ 
slightly elevated. But ft 
though her eye followed me with 
unwinking intensity, she would | 
not desert her post, nor did I~ 
ever force her to do so. “ 
The clear “ kow-kow-kow ” of pit 
the father-bird could be heard 387 a. Cattrornta Cuckoo, 
** He was busy feasting where 
far into the night, if the moon sh tent caterpillars nested.” 
