178 FIRST APPEARANCES OF BIRDS, INSECTS, ETC. 



she had brought, as the stem of the tree pre- 

 vented my seeing more than her head and the 

 forepart of her body. 



Nothing further seen before 2.45 when I 

 stopped. 



2.45 (W.P.C. and E.H.C. arrived, and after 

 discussion turned the tree a half circle round, 

 hoping thereby to get rid of the difficulty of 

 the trunk. We felt that birds were still likely 

 to go behind the trunk, which was at this point 

 trifurcated, but Dr. Penrose considers that 

 we should not have felt satisfied if we had not 

 resorted to this expedient. In the result, 

 what we judged likely to happen did happen). 



W.P.C. and E.H.C. 



IVom 2.45 to 6.45, we were engaged in erecting 

 an additional tent and tripod, as this was a 

 difficult job, since existing tents and tripods 

 were meant for work no higher than six feet. 

 Four hours soon went. We retired twice to 

 allow the parents to feed the young. One of 

 the young birds (actually a female) we christened 

 Napoleon. It stood in the classic attitude 

 adopted by its namesake, and followed the 

 whole proceedings with the greatest interest, 

 walking round the nest to keep us in sight. 

 This bird was the most advanced of the brood, 

 and apparently fearless. 

 July 2 W.P.C. and E.H.C. 



8 to 10 was occupied in getting cameras, etc. 

 set. During this time the male came and 

 called in the neighbourhood of the nest. We 

 retired a few yards to enable him to bring food 

 to the nest. He came up at a tremendous 

 pace ; on reaching the nest raised both wings 

 and spread his tail, and was still for just a 



