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3.33. Male dips and j^-oes on limb. 



3.37. Male hangs wings and opens beak. Sits in sun. 



3.42. Preens, comes in and dips, goes back. 



3.47. Young comes, dips 30 times. Male goes on limb. 



3.52. Hummers near, male comes in, very lively, dips. 



3.56. Male drills. Young stays close to him. 



3.58. Young goes on limb and hangs his wings down 

 each side, so they show underneath the limb. 



3.59. Male goes on limb. 



4.00. Male comes in and tries to catch passing flies. 

 4.02. Young wakes and preens. 



4.04. Male begins new hole. 



4.05. Male goes on limb. Young dips. 



4.07. Young drinks 4 times from cup No. 3. 



4.08. Male dips. Young goes on limb. 

 4.10. Male goes out. 



4.13. Male conies in, and dips. 



4.17. Young flies in, male goes out. Young dips 48 



times from drills. 

 4.25. Both quiet. 



4.27. Male comes in. Young dips. 

 4.30. Male drills new hole higher up. 

 4.35. Young flies east. 



4.40. Young comes from east, dips, male dips. 

 4.50. Male and young dipping. 

 4.55. I squeak, hummer flies in and alights. 

 4.59. Female has been gone 90 minutes. 

 5.00. Male motionless. Young in next tree. 



5.06. Male dips, and flies away on seeing me. 



5.07. Young comes in and dips 16 times from cup No. 3. 



5.13. After dipping iii holes goes to cup and dips 5 

 times. 



5.14. Female comes from south, young flies south. 



5.15. Female touches cup 3, then goes to cup 1 and dips 

 13 times. 



