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were, almost, what to do, they fail in clearing every 

 obstacle below, and the force of the fall in such case 

 is fatal. They are also at times the victims of the 

 onslaughts of Falcons. They lay towards the end of 

 May, or the beginning of June. 



The egg is subject to almost endless variety. Its 

 prevailing colour is white, blotted and spotted with 

 blackish brown and reddish brown. 



