. Mutton birds and other birds . _LJ|ftS£. South Island Robin on nest. AND OTHER BIRDS 55 T had not i:novioTisly experienced a case wherethe cooling i)rocess—if it were such—began soearly and was carried to such an extreme degree. A second nest, also got during the third weekof November, T found to contain three squabyoung. In deep shade contiguous to the nesta Morepork was sitting, and his banefid ])]e-sence so near the chicks was occasioning in thecock bird loud series of alarm notes; by thesecries of distress indeed it was that the nest wasdiscovered to me. I routed the little Owl out of hi
. Mutton birds and other birds . _LJ|ftS£. South Island Robin on nest. AND OTHER BIRDS 55 T had not i:novioTisly experienced a case wherethe cooling i)rocess—if it were such—began soearly and was carried to such an extreme degree. A second nest, also got during the third weekof November, T found to contain three squabyoung. In deep shade contiguous to the nesta Morepork was sitting, and his banefid ])]e-sence so near the chicks was occasioning in thecock bird loud series of alarm notes; by thesecries of distress indeed it was that the nest wasdiscovered to me. I routed the little Owl out of his dark shelterand had the satisfaction of hearing him wellmobbed by excited Tuis and Bell-birds and lessanimated Waiblers and Tits. His enemy gone, the Robin at once j^roceededwith his work and, satisfied by my conduct thatI must be a friend, took me into his confidenceby a direct tlight on to his nest. It was builtabout nine feet from the ground in an immensebee swarm like hanging cluster of close packeddead bush vine twig
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