NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. 



ground and his 

 foster-mother, say 

 a Robin, Hedge 

 Sparrow or Pied 

 Wagtail, comes 

 along with a 

 supply of food, he 

 has not the sense 

 to accommodate 

 himself to the sta- 

 ture of his wee parent, 

 for, instead of lower- 

 ing his great dappled 

 head, he rears it as 

 high in the air as he 

 can, and the feeder 

 has to stand on his 

 shoulders, as shown in 

 the accompanying pho- 

 tograph, and literally 

 drop the food down 

 his throat. 



The food of adult 

 Cuckoos is insectivor- 

 ous, and consists largely 

 of hairy caterpillars such as those of 

 the Drinker Moth. 



The Cuckoo sings upon the wing, and 

 sometimes keeps up its vocal eiforts 

 all night long. It has been asserted 

 14 



TREE PIPIT FEEDING YOUNG 

 CUCKOO WHILST STANDING ON 

 HIS SHOULDERS. 



