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Arrived at the nest Xur Khan fomul that his difficnUies 
were by no means ended. J'lie site of the nest and the luiyeness 
of its thorny structure were such tliat it ai)i)eared at tirst as if 
he would be unable to examine its contents; while an awkward 
situation was not improved by the ])resence of a coiub of wild 
bees in the foundations. However, the cold had made the bees 
quiescent, and a careful pluckint;- away of thorny branches at 
last enabled him to see into the nest, which proved to contain 
three egg's resting on a thick lining of coarse grass. All the 
time the Eagle had continued circling round with no attempt 
at attacking the climber, and it was then joined by the second 
bird, w hich a bystander assured me came out of the old nest ; 
whether this was correct I did not see for myself, but both birds 
finally settled on the tree containing the old eyrie, and watched 
cur proceedings until I walked under it and stared up at them; 
this caused them to leave for the river. No food remains were 
found in the nest, nor did I observe any castings under the tree. 
The eggs were brought down with (hfliculty, bvtt reached 
the bottom safely. They were rather incubated and a little 
dirty and stained, of a i)ure white colour and somewhat coarse 
texture, with a faint gloss. They measure 67 x 56. 65.5 x 56 
and 66.5 X 55.5 millimetres. 
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Editorial. 
Thk God of thk Open Air: Possibly some of our 
readers may ])rivately criticise llie inclusion of this poem in a 
l)urely avicultural journal. The .Spirit of the ( )pen Air breathes in 
every pulse of our fascinating hobby, and. if any members 
should, to themselves, cavil at the inclusion of the poem, the 
remedy lies in their own hands, viz: the sending in of so much 
co])y that there should be no room for the exercise of our choice 
in such matters. Personally, we feel no excuse is needed for 
its insertion. 
A P>iui)RooM Cat.astrophe ; A deplorable disaster has 
befallen our member Mr. T. Hebb, of Luton. He has a 
