VOL. XV.] HIIKKDING-HABITS OF MKULIN. 11)7 



of many another species, dnrin^' inculjation tlie feet are 

 tucked under the eggs, this i)ositif>n l)eing acliievcd by a 

 rapid side to side shuffle. This r(!sulted in the occasional 

 ejection of one or two eggs out of the nesting cup on the 

 precipitate dej);!! tiiic <,f the parent. C)n her return she 



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(Photographed by W. Rowan.) 



wfjuld r(jlle( t these again. On one occasion an egg was shot 

 out nearly a foot from the nest and rolled into a small 

 depression. On her return the hen promptly set about 

 restoring it to its fellows. With tail to the nest and wide 

 open beak (Fig. 7) she attempted to roll it backwards 

 between her legs, but it was too well lodged to be readily 



