Bird Notes, Part 2, v659
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(303) failed to reveal the presence of either adult and calling brought no response of any kind. On passing by the oval lawn at 8:55, Greenie was seen feeding No.4 with soft food from the very dish from which the youngster had just been eating without assistance a half hour before. 10:45. It was not until this time that Brownie appeared-- in the glade--very quiet and subdued. She came for worms and uttered no sound whatever. New feathers are sprouting in her tail also. Greenie and No.4 are feeding on the lawn. On coming for a worm, Greenie dropped a fly-like creature that looked somewhat like this: He picks them out of the grass. He is also moulting, but has not reached the stage that Brownie has. New feathers are showing in his wings, but as he still has his tail coverts, no new feathers can be seen in his tail. Some time during the day the birds changed their headquarters, Brownie staying at the lawn and Greenie with his charge going to the glade. August 2nd. At 8:15 A.M. Brownie was at the oval lawn singing and eating. Greenie and No.4 were in the glade. The latter no longer shows the scratch on its forehead, but presumably due to the same cause, has a long white mark along the top of the upper mandible. No.4 approached me as soon as Greenie did, but took his food from the latter. About 10 o'clock as I passed by the south side of the glade, Brownie came for worms and then went off about 50 feet to dig and preen. Greenie and No.4 then came out of the glade for their share. This grouping of the birds has been the typical one during the past few days, there being no mixing of the three birds at all. They do not even seem to notice each other--except, of course, Greenie and No. 4. (This bird was christened Snooty when first out of the nest in