tet eA Uebel BeOEN BUA Bett N 3 
In the following weeks the birds became increasingly repulsive in 
appearance and habits. Their common trait of disgorging the remains of 
their last meal at the slightest provocation made handling them a particu- 
larly nauseating task. They also proved swift runners and extremely adept 
Nestling about eight weeks old, June 8, 1946 
at escaping into the tangled clumps of raspberry vines that grew near the 
nest tree. On June 8 they stood about eighteen inches, and their primaries 
had grown to the point where the distinctive white patch of the black 
