. Birds of the water, wood & waste . expectancy, ^Derseveringin vain long after his nestfellow hasswallowed the mouthful and settled down. At the least shake of the bough support-ing the nest, up go all the long necks, andall the mouths are opened wide, but it isstrange to mark the little familys dis-crimination between a shiver of wind andthe light tread of parent bird. Nearly always after feeding is over, andbefore the old bird departs, a dropping isdeposited by one of the young on the veryedge of the nest. The old bird, who hasawaited the event, carries it off in itsbill. If by accident, ho
. Birds of the water, wood & waste . expectancy, ^Derseveringin vain long after his nestfellow hasswallowed the mouthful and settled down. At the least shake of the bough support-ing the nest, up go all the long necks, andall the mouths are opened wide, but it isstrange to mark the little familys dis-crimination between a shiver of wind andthe light tread of parent bird. Nearly always after feeding is over, andbefore the old bird departs, a dropping isdeposited by one of the young on the veryedge of the nest. The old bird, who hasawaited the event, carries it off in itsbill. If by accident, however, the saccontaining the deposit has been broken ortorn, the contents are still gathered into thebill, and very careful search made in allparts of the nest for the least bit ofmatter that would cause harm. By theWaxeye these droppings are got rid of ata few yards from the nest, and quite atrandom. The young, whilst bemg fed, stretch forththeir long necks with a sort of rotatorymotion, working their naked wdngs, too, PLATE Wax-eye feeding nestlings PLATE XLV.
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