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Notes on the Pekiii Robin. 
clutch of eggs therein, but when the eggs were about due to 
hatch, one of the suspending ropes gave way and again the 
eggs were smashed, and again the plaintive cries of the disap- 
pointed birds were quite distressing ; but this time they more 
quickly recovered and the following day they were again 
building. 
Hear of pEKiM robih. 
Photo by F. Paoe. 
Compare Avitli Plate op])iisiti' poye '2i'~t. 
This time their choice fell on quite a different part 
of the aviary {vide illustration), instead of thick prixet bush, 
quite an open straggling branch, overshadowed by a large 
clump of hazel, was chosen and in due course incubation 
began and one chick was duly hatched out, and the young 
bird lived for six days apparently doing well ; biut on the 
morning of the seventh day when I entered the a\iary the 
distressful cries of the parents prepared me for the worst. 
Alas ! when 1 looked the nest was empty and there on the 
ground beneath was the little body cold and stiff. I am of 
the opinion that it had either been brought out adhering to 
the plumage of one of its parents, or had fallen out owing 
to the swaying of the nest during tlie high wind which had 
prevailed during the night — so ended attempt number three. 
This young bird I preserved in spirit. 
