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my hand. After feeding the young, the mother 

 bird used to gaze at the nest for a few moments 

 and then attend to its sanitary arrangements. 



I hoped to see the young birds after they had 



FULLY FLEDGED YOUNG BULLFINCHES IN NEST 



left the nest, but in this I was disappointed. The 

 call of the hen was of exceptional sweetness, and 

 was uttered in a higher key than that of the cock 

 bird. The Bullfinch is a very late nester, and this 

 particular pair reared a second brood, which did 

 not leave the nest till late in August. 



