. British birds. Birds. 172 HHITISII BIRDS. TvoL. erroneous impression in 1911 that the feeding was done exclusively by the female. During two days he did not feed the young once, but would bring food to within a few yards of the nest and deliver it to the female. On these occasions there were several times scufflings and loud harsh chatterings as though the hen were trying to make him perform his duty properly, but while I was watching he did not come right up to the nest HER BILL FULL OF (Photographed hy N. F. Ticehurst.) The 1912 male was also more nervous than his mat
. British birds. Birds. 172 HHITISII BIRDS. TvoL. erroneous impression in 1911 that the feeding was done exclusively by the female. During two days he did not feed the young once, but would bring food to within a few yards of the nest and deliver it to the female. On these occasions there were several times scufflings and loud harsh chatterings as though the hen were trying to make him perform his duty properly, but while I was watching he did not come right up to the nest HER BILL FULL OF (Photographed hy N. F. Ticehurst.) The 1912 male was also more nervous than his mate but, although her visits to the young were four or five times more frequent than his, he carried out all the duties incidental to the care of the young, and it is therefore probable that under quite normal conditions these duties are shared equally by the sexes. The food brought to the young consisted entirely of caterpillars, those of the Green Oak-moth, that were devastating the oak-trees in both years, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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