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barn, situated at the hill-top, in the chapelry of 
Blakeley, the edifice being that to which I have 
before alluded as a favourite haunt of those birds. 
This occurrence determined me to have the nests 
carefully examined ; accordingly, after procuring the 
requisite assistance, a minute inspection of the whole, 
twenty-two in number, took place on the 11th of 
November; when, to my great surprise, thirteen 
were discovered to contain eggs and dead nestlings. 
With regard to the particulars, which are annexed, it 
is only necessary to remark that the nests are denoted 
by the progressive numbers, and that the state of 
the contents, as there described, is the same in which 
they were left by the parent birds. 
Nests in which eggs were found. 
Nests. Contents. 
Nos Lees 3 eggs, which had not been sat upon. 
fae eS 1 egg, which had not been sat upon. 
3 eee 5 eggs, which had been sat upon a short time. 
» 4...,.. 4 eggs, which had been sat upona considerable time. 
Sg DG pens 3 eggs, on the point of being hatched. 
Total ..16 
