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cleaning the nest. The male did not appear to 

 feed the young, but supplied the female with food. 



14, 15. Willow- Warbler {Phylloscopus trochilus). 



16,17. Hawfinch (Coccolhraustes coccothraustes) brood- 

 ing and feeding its young. 



18, 19. Swallow (Hirundo rustica) feeding fledged young 

 in the nest. 



20, 21. Nightjar [Caprimulgus europceus) asleep on its 

 nest. 



22, 23. Male and female Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs) 

 feeding their young. 



24. W^ren (Anorthura troglodytes) bringing food to 

 its young in a nest placed in a haystack. 



25, 26. Spotted Flycatcher {Muscicapa grisola) at its 

 nest and brooding. 



27,28. Young Cuckoo [Cuculus canorus). 



29. Female Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus) sitting on 

 its eggs. 



30. Male Pheasant. 



31-33. Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) going on to its 

 nest, settling on its eggs, and brooding. 



34-39. Green Woodpecker [Gecinus viridis) entering 

 its nesting-hole. 



Miss E. L. Turner, H.L.M.B.O.U., showed some ex- 

 cellent sets of slides of the following species : — 



1-7. Green Woodpecker {Gecinus viridis), showing the 

 male bird climbing backwards down a tree to the 

 nesting-hole, and the female working upwards. 

 Some remarks were made on their roosting-habits, 

 and the way in which these birds suspend them- 

 selves against the trunk of a tree and go to sleep. 

 8-15. Wren (Anorthura troglodytes) : feeding its young; 

 panting after continued exertion ; removing an 

 untidy feather ; and showing the usual depressed 

 attitude of the tail when feeding the young. 



^ 16-24. Chiffchaff {Phylloscopus rufus). Female brood- 

 ing ; sunning itself; and feeding its young. The 

 nest in this instance was placed between two 



