. The Emu . unt for many of the young birdsin the nests about here, but of that I am not certain. TheMagpies suffer very much, and I have known those that live aboutthe house to build two or three nests in the season without result ;another time they might rear two clutches. Last year three ofour pet Magpies had two nests, and the male bird had charge ofboth nests ; anyway, he fed the young of both, almost 100 yardsapart. The birds have had a royal time for months with themice, and will miss them when they disappear ; they are not soplentiful now, and seem to be on the move. A strange andfortu
. The Emu . unt for many of the young birdsin the nests about here, but of that I am not certain. TheMagpies suffer very much, and I have known those that live aboutthe house to build two or three nests in the season without result ;another time they might rear two clutches. Last year three ofour pet Magpies had two nests, and the male bird had charge ofboth nests ; anyway, he fed the young of both, almost 100 yardsapart. The birds have had a royal time for months with themice, and will miss them when they disappear ; they are not soplentiful now, and seem to be on the move. A strange andfortunate circumstance connected with this plague is the absenceof any young. I am feeding some cattle from a couple of haystacks, and, ofcourse. Magpies are plentiful, with a pair of Crows {Corvuscoronoides) and a Whistling-Eagle (Haliastiir sphenurus) hard is amusing to watch the antics of the birds. Evidently theMagpies do the hunting, but as soon as a Crow sees that his The Emu, Vol. XVIII. PLATE XXXIII.
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