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near by trees. As the bees increased in num- 
bers, more of these birds came, and all began 
to dart from their perches to catch the in- 
sects. Most of the birds returned to their 
perches, after securing their prey, before 
launching out again, but some sailed about 
in irregular circles, a hundred feet or more 
overhead, and thus caught the bees before 
they dropped down to their hives. 
Manv of these Kingbirds were present and 
the snap of their beaks, as they seized the 
bees, was constantly heard. Although the 
most birds which were in sight at any one 
time was thirty, it was evident that this was 
only asmall portion of the number that 
came to the feast, for we noticed that as soon 
as each bird was satisfied 1t departed and 
another took its place. We estimated that at 
least 100 Gray Kingbirds came through the 
hour or less during which the bees were re- 
turnings, and many hundreds of the bees 
must have been captured by the birds. As 
