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G. HOOPER—NOTES ON BIRDS. 
advance across their feeding-ground in a long thin line, each one 
gobbling up whatever food he comes across. Rooks, when feeding, 
are comparatively stationary, each, bird being engaged on a limited 
area, digging with his powerful wedge-shaped bill for the mis¬ 
chievous cockchafer grub, or turning over the stones with it in 
search of the wriggling worm. 
But I fear I must have wearied you. My subject has led me 
far beyond the scope of my original task, which was merely to give 
an account of my stewardship, as Recorder of the rarer and 
more interesting birds visiting the county. I can only tender 
my best thanks to those members of the Society who have 
favoured me with their observations, and to you, ladies and 
gentlemen, for the kind attention with which you have listened 
to my views and comments on them. 
