Male did not approach nest in this last absence of female as he has several times before - Male was not yet keen seem to find young but did squeal or quit. Eggundy looked like it had black beetle wings in stoma - showed through shell - bellies distended - not so or so much when hotited - embryon closed over - a small fit. Inspected nest again - picked up egg Returned at 4.40 - (not 5) - was well - cracked from break for several mm. - could feel young moving and saw it punch out small break opening - thin egg cracked away time if punctured - perhaps due to my holding - yet young was squirming and twitching about). I think kicked egg wide open - head peeled loose from just barely moist membrane at large end - I then pulled this part off - bird rolled out of lower part of shell as I held it in hand - all connective loose - embryon a mere minute thread which parted as bird rolled out of shell - Whole process took 10 min with my aid. - all remains weighed .3.g thus bird weighed 4.25 or 4.2 or 4.1 at hotiting. - Trim yhotiting