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approached and stretched their necks in its direction with 

 their mouths wide open. At 1 :30 the first bird was back with 

 a worm, which it broke up, placing a small piece in each 

 mouth and then flying off at 1 :22. Eight minutes later, the 

 second bird also flew off and I leaned forward toward the nest 

 to observe the little birds more closely. They noticed the 

 movement of my finger. Their feathers were developing, 

 showing lighter feathers around the crown and yellow on the 

 end of the tail. At two o'clock the first bird returned with an 

 insect which it broke up and divided among them, leaving after 

 two minutes. The first bird flew back at 2:11 with berries, 

 which it regurgitated, feeding each little bird one berry. At 

 4 :00, the first bird flew directly to the nest and fed the young, 

 remaining for thre minutes, when it flew to a nearby bush, 

 giving a few calls, which were not answered by the nestlings. 

 The largest of these held its head out of the nest for five min- 

 utes, but the others lay quiet. At 4:20 one of the parents 

 brought food directly to the nest. As the bird appeared, the 

 young birds raised their heads and opened their mouths. 

 Again the berries were regurgitated and food was given to 

 each little bird twice. The old bird sat on the edge of the 

 nest for a minute. At 4:25 the little birds were quiet in the 

 nest and did not move again, while I was present. 



July 27, 4:00-5:30 P. M. 



The parent birds were not near the nest when I approached. 

 The young now seemed as well feathered as adult birds, ex- 

 cept in the length of the wing and tail feathers. The largest 

 of the four lay on top with its head on the side of the nest, 

 while the other three were underneath. All had their heads 

 on the opposite side and seemed to crowd one another. As 

 I touched the nest they raised their heads and opened their 

 eyes, but not their mouths. One preened his feathers and I 

 could detect no signs of fear. At 4:50 they all became rest- 

 less, standing up and opening their bills. They chirped as 

 the old bird approached with berries, which were regurgitated 



