22 Dinner—even if the heavens fall. 
beak. The same kind of thing happened later on with a wing ; 
in this case he removed the feathered end with one stroke of his 
talons. King was interested to see what enormous lumps the 
youngsters managed to swallow, and how when one had too large 
a piece another tried to take it from him, when a tussle ensued. 
The next day, at a meal one young bird in trying to swallow 
a leg could not get the foot down, and bit it off just above the claws, 
showing the power of the beak even at this early age. 
Nothing particularly fresh occurred during the short watch 
kept by F. H. Edmondson, from 12.55 to 5.25 p.m. on May 23rd, 
except that after the Falcon had started the alarm after the relief 
party had landed, the Tiercel showed his daring by bringing a 
thrush, with which he fed the young hurriedly until within a few 
moments of the party’s arrival. 
