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fell from the nest or was turned out just as it was well 
feathered. 
Brood B showed one white bird in the normally coloured brood. 
During the first day upon the wing a wild magpie (Gymnor- 
hina hyperlenca, Old.) killed it and tore it to pieces while 
upon the ground. 
Brood C had one white one which left the nest apparently in 
poor health. For a few days it kept alighting upon the logs 
in a pond. It was found dying upon one of the logs and 
finally Mr. Mitchellmore actually saw the bird give up its 
life, presumably by reason of fatigue and cold. Most birds 
when ill hide away in the night expecting to see the morning 
light; but fail to. 
This year, those who usually observe, will find the swallow family 
arrive a little earlier in the month. 
