io6 THE CUCKOO'S SECRET 
shall mention later — additional opportunities to 
lay them have been afforded to the Cuckoo by the 
taking of the Cuckoo's eggs, and some at least of 
the fosterers’, and thus accidentally or otherwise 
restarting the fosterers. 
A short summary of Cuckoo A’s record per- 
formance is appended. Full details of the laying 
of each egg have, of course, been given in the 
preceding chapter. 
Cuckoo A’s Twenty-one Eggs in 1920 
Egg.- 
Date of laying. 
Time of laying. 
Fosterer. 
Nest 
A 1 
May 13 
Meadow Pipit 
4 2 
A 2 
„ 15 
99 
i 2 
A 3 
„ i 7 
99 
6 1 
A* 
„ 19 
99 
9 2 
A 3 
„ 21 
99 
5 2 
A 6 
„ 23 
After 3 p.m. 
99 
1 3 
A/ 
„ 25 
After mid-day 
99 
3 2 
A 8 
„ 27 
Before 5.45 p.m. 
99 
43 
A 9 
„ 29 
99 
7 2 
A 10 
» 3 i 
Before 3.55 p.m. 
99 
6 2 
A 11 
June 2 
4.30 p.m. 
99 
9 3 
A 12 
„ 4 
3-15 P-m- 
yy 
1 4 
A 13 
„ 6 
3.45 p.m. 
S 3 
A 14 
„ 8 
4.45 p.m. 
Tree Pipit 
6 3 
A 15 
,, 10 
Between 6 and 6.30 p.m. 
A 16 
„ 12 
4.35 p.m. 
Meadow Pipit 
8 2 
A 1 ? 
„ 16 
5-45 P-m. 
99 
5 4 
A 18 
„ 18 
3-5 P-m. 
99 
IS 
A 19 
„ 20 
99 
8 3 
A 20 
„ 22 
2.5 p.m. 
99 
6 4 
A 21 
„ 27 
After 4.30 p.m. 
99 
5 s 
N.B. — The first four eggs were not found as laid, but by all available 
evidence I am certain of the correctness of the dates given. 
