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(c) Feet and tarsi nearly all with tibia attached. 

 Turdus merula, 1 pair attached to back and 



sternum, 1 pair with tibiae ; 4 right legs and 

 6 left legs, nearly all from young birds. 

 Turdus musicus, 5 right legs and 5 left 

 legs with tibiae attached, all from young 

 birds. 



Turdus viscivorus, adults, 1 pair, and 

 1 left ; juveniles, 3 pairs. 

 Passer domesticus, 1 right foot and tarsus. 



(d) Feathers not from birds already mentioned. 

 Breast feather from Caprimulgus europaeus. 

 Crown feather from Parus major newtoni. 



Below the tree 



Caprimulgus europaeus, two sets of humerus, 

 radius ulna, and phalanges from young birds. 



In regard to the foregoing no trace of any 

 member of the Galliformes could be found, 

 although the parents searched the adjacent 

 common land and the small holdings for food. 

 There were on the former coveys of the Common 

 Partridge (Perdix cinerea) and Red-legged 

 Partridge (Caccabis rufa) brood of Pheasants 

 (Phasianus sp.) as well as Anseriformes Anas 

 boschas, the Wild Duck, and Tadorna cornuta, 

 the Sheld-Duck, with trips of young ; on the 

 latter many domestic poultry. 

 Four young were still in the neighbourhood, 

 attended by the female, and they were fed twice 

 between 10 and 12 noon. At 3 p.m. we met 

 the female coming home with food. 



July 22 The young birds were still in the wood and were 

 attended by the parents. They had acquired 

 nearly adult voices, but one female still had 

 down here and there amongst her feathers. 



