THIRD SEASON (1920): RECORD 99 
transferred to this nest yesterday. The nest was 
sodden with yesterday’s rain and all the eggs were 
wet. As there had not even been a shower to-day 
it is probable that the Cuckoo laid her egg on the 
27th after we had left at 4.30 p.m. 
The best evidence that no more eggs were laid 
by the Cuckoo is that never again, despite several 
further visits to the common, was any Cuckoo seen 
or heard. Moreover, as will be seen by referring 
to the records of the domestic affairs of the Meadow 
Pipit fosterers, Nos. 6 and 8 pairs, they each sub- 
sequently had nests with eggs which were entirely 
unmolested and duly hatched and reared their 
young. 
