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shows the eggs well in a characteristic bed of rushes. But the 

 cleverest of all are the pictures taken by Mr. 0. G. Pike (see 

 pt. iv. of his recently published ' In Bird Land '), which, owing 

 to his kindness, I am able to reproduce. It will be seen that in 

 one the hen is feeding her young ones, which Mr. Pike observed 

 that she did about every five minutes, distributing a beakful of 





Bearded Titmouse feeding young (after Pike). 



green caterpillars equally among all. In the other plate Mr. 

 Pike has caught the hen in the act of cleaning out the nest, 

 which she did on about every fourth visit. 



The eggs are very peculiar, and at the same time very pretty ; 

 white, with specks and wavy lines of brown, with a pink tinge 

 when fresh, and a zone when incubated. They (the first clutch) are 



