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We can only presume that young had been hatched but, apparently,

devoured by their parents.


The birds commenced to visit the nest again, and we knew

there must be eggs, for they again took turns in the nest, and were

evidently sitting.


On July 29th, when, as far as we could judge, incubation had

been going on for three weeks, the birds were noticed to take food

into the nest. Evidently a young bird or young birds had been

hatched.


On August 5th the keeper looked into the log and discovered

a naked young bird, apparently well nourished. On August 14th it

was about half as large as its parents, with dark feathers showing.

The birds fed the young one entirely upon animal food, cockroaches,

mealworms and gentles. No fruit was taken to the nest, so far as

the keepers could tell.


On the 21st of August the parents ceased to visit the nest,

and the young bird was found to be dead.


An interesting and valuable collection of birds has just arrived

from Para, a present from the Museu Goeldi, through the interme¬

diary of Messrs. A. and H. Pam. It contains twenty-four birds, of

which the most interesting are the American Tantalus ( Tantalus

loculator), Snowy Egret ( Leucophoyx candidissima), Boat-bill ( Can -

croma cochlearia) , Darter ( Plotus anbinga), Grey-necked Tree Duck

(Deudrocygna discolor), Rufous-necked Rail ( Aramides chiricote),

Pileated Guan ( Penelope pileata), and Araucuan Guan ( Ortalis

araucucin). D. SETH-SMITH,


October 23, 1913.



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THE PEREGRINE EALCON AT THE EYRIE. *


Beautiful photographs to accompany six chapters, the con¬

tents of which reveal to us intimately the daily life of the Peregrine



* Tho Peregrine Falcon at the Eyrie, by FRANCIS HEATHERLY.

“Country Life” Library.



