Paru s atricapillus . 



C ambr 1 dg e , Lias s . 



1899. Once in January and very frequently during February, 



February, usually when the weather was clear and inild, we saw Chlcka- 

 (No.2) dees carrying small fragments of suet to various parts of the 

 garden and concealing them in crevices or behind loose scales 

 of barl; as well as in dense evergreen foliage. Possibly only 

 one bird^adopted this practice, though we have reason to thinli 

 that there were more but on no occasion was more than one en- 

 gaged at it at the same time. Ke worked very busily and 

 steadily, making a trip every minute or two and never using 

 the ssuze hiding place twice although he often took several 

 fragments to different parts of the same tree. He taiiiped 

 them firmly in place with his bill before leaving them and 

 sometimes returned, shortly afterwards, apparently to make 

 sure that they were all right. Once he was seen to remove a 

 piece which, only a few minutes before, fie he had fixed with 

 unusual care. Some of the fragmen:s were hidden in the tree 

 in .vhich tiie luiiip of suet hung bub the m.ajority were taken 

 distances varying froiii ten to fifty yards. 



Our tailless bird, Sine cauda" , was seen almost daily up 

 to the 17th after which he disappeared. 



