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GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO. 
PLATE LVI. 
Cuculus glandarius, } : é Laraam. Govutp. 
THis bird being so sparingly dispersed over the 
continent of Europe, no opportunity has been afforded 
of observing one of the most interesting parts of its 
economy, namely, its nidification. It is therefore uncer- 
tain whether, like the species common to England, its 
eggs and offspring are confided to the care of other birds, 
or whether it constructs its own nest, and performs 
the process of incubation in the ordinary way. 
