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hunting for itself. Later, saw them all near each other; both 

 young hunting. [The food was shrimps and insects ; no fish 

 given as yet.] One parent — the smaller — was sometimes alone 

 now. 



21st. — Saw only one old Dabchick, feeding one young bird, 

 but repelling the other larger chick. The nest has now dis- 

 appeared. 



25th. — I found the bigger young bird some little way out of 

 the water, near the servants' quarters. The men said they had 

 put it back, but it persisted in coming out again. I took it 

 indoors. It only showed the striped down on the head, and the 

 quills were growing. The beak was buff and black, not pink as 

 when new hatched. I had seen it hunting for itself for some 

 time, but only on the surface, although both young were more 

 ready to dive on alarm than the parents. Only one parent was 

 in company with the other. 



26th. — The young bird taken out yesterday died this morning, 

 although I had fed it ; it proved on skinning to be very thin, 

 with no fat even on the skin. 



27th. — The other young bird still with the one parent now 

 remaining on the tank, and being fed ; it is still more ready to 

 dive in fear than the old one, and keeps very close to it, though 

 nearly as large. 



December 1st. — Young Dabchick still with parent, and on the 

 most familiar terms, trying to climb on its back. [They often 

 did this when first compelled to paddle their own canoes at an 

 earlier age.] 



Sth. — Saw the old bird feed the young one with a fish, the 

 first time I have observed this food given. 



15th. — Saw the old bird driving the young one. 



16th. — Saw the young bird first fed and then driven off. 



17 th. — Saw the young bird fed simply, 



22nd. — Saw the young bird well chased by its parent, and 

 trying to associate with Coots (now two). It crouched somewhat 

 when frightened by its parent, as when wanting to be fed. 



23rd, — The two Dabchicks near each other, but the young 

 one evidently in fear of the old. 



24th. — The young bird chased by the old one, which I saw, 

 later on, feed it nevertheless. 



