NESTING HABITS OF HERMIT THRUSH 



13 



At 9 :57 both parents were at the nest with food. At 4 :58 

 the female after having been absent for four minutes returned 

 without food. 



Apparently the young defecate only when one of the parent 

 birds is at the nest. 



Time of 

 feeding 



TABLE y—Aicg\ist 4 

 Kind of Remarks 



food 



Disposition 

 of excreta 



Remarks 



7:25 A. M. ? 9 feeds 4 juvs. By 1 juv. 



7:31 A. M. Lepid. larva $ feeds 4 juvs. 

 7:34 A. M. ? 6 feeds 1 juv. 



7:50 A. M. Lepid. larva 6 feeds 2 juvs. By 2 juvs. Swallowed by 6 

 8:02 A. M. ? 9 feeds 1 juv. 9 picks bit of excrement from 



bottom of nest and swallows it 



8:16 A. M. Lepid. larva 



8:26 A. M. 

 8:32 A. M. 



8:40 A. M. 



8:43 A. M. 

 8:46 A. M. 



8:50 A. M. 

 8:51 A. .M 

 8:52 A. M. 

 9:07 A. M. 

 9:09 A. M. 

 9:16 A. M. 

 9:32 A. M. 

 9:42 A. M. 

 9:45 A. M. 



10:03 A. M. 

 10:06 A. M. 



Green lepid. 

 larva 



9 



Larva 



7 



? 



Larva 



9 

 7 



9 



Green lepid. 

 larva 



Insect 

 Gryllid 



6 feeds 1 juv. 

 (leaves at 

 once) . 



9 feeds 2 juvs. By 1 juv. 9 flies away with it 

 6 feeds 3 juvs. 



(leaves at 



once) 

 6 feeds 2 juvs. 



(leaves at 



once) 



9 feeds 3 juvs. 

 6 feeds 1. juv. 



(leaves at 



once) 



6 feeds 1 juv. By 1 juv 

 9 feeds 2 juvs. 



5 feeds 1 juv. 



6 feeds 3 juvs. 

 9 feeds 1 juv. By 1 juv. 



5 feeds 2 juvs. None 

 9 feeds 1 juv. By 1 juv. 

 9 feeds 3 juvs. 



6 feeds 1 juv. 

 (leaves at 

 once) 



9 feeds 2 juvs. By 1 juv. 

 6 feeds 2 juvs. By 1 juv. 



Removed by 6 



Swallowed by 9 

 Swallowed by 9 



10:18 A. M. Green lepid. 6 feeds 2 juvs. 



larva 

 10:25 A. M. Green lepid. 9 feeds 1 juv. By 1 juv. 



larva 

 10:48 A. M. Green lepid. 9 feeds 1 juv. By 1 juv. 



larva 

 10:55 A. M. ? 9 feeds 1 juv. By 1 juv. 



3:12 P. M. ? 6 feeds 1 juv. 



Swallowed by 9 

 6 flies away with ex- 

 crement in bill 



9 flies away with ex- 

 crement in bill 

 Swallowed by 9 



Swallowed by 9 



