REED WARBLER 



parent had finished its task. But it was by no means 

 satisfactory, as the wool caused irritation in the throat, and 

 the young bird consequently made repeated efforts to swallow 

 it. The insects supplied are as a rule crushed in a lump 

 by the bill of a parent, but they are not always dead, and 

 occasionally one will make good its escape when too many 

 have been placed in the throat at one time. 



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