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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Slightly larger and chips of shell
1mm in size on the skin of the bird
Several turn bird was escaped by us
however as she sound nervous.
Swall turns she turned and
jiggled eggs under her. This
rather than the bill is the method
of turning eggs as positioning
egg with little hole was changed
by this method alone.
Enwifid female on nest once
and then again off of the nest -
The female begging with food shaw shaw
not on the nest - then leaving and
joining male to receive food. I begging
note given again. Male sat on
near twig of tree after feeding her
on nest - I have never seen me
this push in going to or from nest.
At 11:00AM Bird up in nest
and sun at bob head up and
down in pulling a tuggidy gatton -
then left with large white object
- the egg shell entire as it formed
later. Young one came egg no
2 mashed with tub spot on
right elbow. - young sure rangy
shape of bill and feet which were
yellow - skin dry - some
of the very sparse down feathers
not fluffed out as yet -
Female returned - looked in
nest before settling but did not feed.