NESTING HABITS OF HERMIT THRUSH 



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tire space within the nest, leaving little room for the parent who 

 often sat at the edge looking at her brood. The young birds 

 were well feathered and appeared more alert to outside dis- 

 turbances than before. Tiiey flapped their wings from time to 

 time in an apparent attempt to leave the nest and pulled and 

 tugged at their plumage as if to clean it. 



At 3:47 the female returned without food, remained but a 

 moment, then flew away. Again at 4:32 the female returned 

 without food and remained sitting on the edge of the nest look- 

 ing at the nestlings. 



Time of 



feeding 



25 A. M. 

 00 A. M. 

 07 A. M. 

 17 A. M. 

 22 A. M. 

 24 A. M. 



26 A. M. 



31 A. M. 

 40 A. M. 

 57 A. M. 



10:24 A. M. 



10:30 A. M. 

 10:37 A. M. 



TABLE YIU— August 7 

 Kind of Remarks Disposition Remarks 



food 



01 excreta 



Acridild 



Larva 



10:40 A. M. Acridiid 



Black insect 9 feeds 1 

 & Acridiid 



Ad. feeds ] 



juv. 

 Ad. feeds < 



juvs. 

 Ad. feeds i 



juvs. 

 Ad. feeds ] 



juv. 

 Ad. feeds ] 



juv. 

 Ad. feeds ] 



juv. 

 Ad. feeds 



same juv. 



at 8:17 

 Ad. feeds 1 



juv. 

 Ad. feeds 1 



juv. 

 Ad. feeds same 



iuv, as at 



8:40 

 Ad. feeds 1 



juv. 



9 feeds 3 juvs. 

 juv. 



as 



3:50 p. M. 

 3:55 p. M. 

 3:57 P. M. 



4:30 P. M. 



Larvae 



Ad. feeds 

 juv= 



6 feeds 1 

 6 feeds 1 



Ad. leaves after picking up ex- 

 crement 



Ad. flies away at once with ex- 

 crement in bill 



Ad. waits in vain 2 minutes for 

 juv. to defecate — flies away 



Ad. flies away with excrement 



Ad. flies away with excrement 

 Ad. flies away with excrement 

 Ad. flies away with excrement 



None 



By 

 By 



juv. 9 flies away with it 

 juv. 9 flies away with it 



juv. By 1 juv. 6 flies away with it 

 juv. By 1 juv. 6 flies away with it 



9 feeds 3 juvs. Not until 9 swallows it 

 4:01 



6 feeds !• juv. 



