262 Calls and Young Cuckoo Birds. 



one of enquiry from me, about the death of this re- 

 markable bird — the more especially as it utters so 

 simply and so well the feelings of a true bird-student 

 and bird-lover. The date of Mr. Cochrane's letter is 

 December 12th, 1898. 



" I regret to say that poor cuckoo is dead. He 

 died about two months ago. He seemed to become 

 gradually paralysed on one side, and was found dead 



THE RECORD TA.Ii. CJCl.U . 

 {By permission of Mr. Balmair, Edinburgh.) 



