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CHAPTER II Ittcubation continued. Artificial Mounds produced by 



Birds Curious heaps Habits of the Leipoa The Australian 

 Megapodius " Jungle Fowl's House "Artificial Incubation- 

 Egyptian Hatching Reaumur's Experiments Artificial Incubation 

 a fashionable Pursuit Eccaleobion Hydro Incubation How to 

 tell a fresh Egg Progress of Incubation Model Farm Heat at 

 the Top Domestic Incubation 244 



CHAPTER HI Development of the Egg. The Vital PointParts in 



the Egg Development of Parts Homely Thermometer Tempera- 

 ture of the FowlProgress of its GrowthChanges in the Egg- 

 Life Respiration Air-chamber Eggs varnishedSingular Ex- 

 periments Extraordinary Results Chipping of the Egg3 The 

 Prisoner breaking the "Wall Eve of its Escape Curious Position 

 of Eggs The Turkey Her Conduct Unnatural Parents Egg 

 Devourers-Extrication of the Chick Defective Eggs .... 279 



PART IV. THE YOUNG BIRD. 



CHAPTER I. The NestlingThe Young Family-Appearance of the 

 Young The Chick Its Difference from the Old Birds Its downy 

 Covering Ingenuity of a Humming Bird Conduct of Birds in 

 the Nest Disturbance in the Nest-Early HabitsPosition in the 

 Nest-CleanlinessDeathNumbers of Broods in a Seasoa- 

 Anecdote of some Blackbirds A pair of Robins ...... 319 



CHAPTER TL Education and Rearing of th* Tomg 3mf.-F 

 Maternal Anxieties Exertions to obtain Food-The Gold-crested 



