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me a point well worthy of the attention of ornithologists. 

 I have had opportunities of examining a good many young 

 Cuckoos in the neighbourhood of Bridgnorth during the last 

 few years. I have found that some have a single white spot 

 in the middle of the forehead near the base of the bill, while 

 others have one on the top of the head ; others, again, have 

 two spots, one on the forehead and the other on the nape, 

 while sometimes the spot is lengthened into the form of a 

 band-like marking. I have never seen a specimen in which 

 white feathers were absent, although some birds have very 



