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there. Mr. H. E. Dresser, who has made a special study of Palaearctic birds and their eggs, has, however, obtained for me some very interesting information. He writes:
"Colonel Feilden tells me that the young of the knot were fed chiefly on the larvae of mosquitoes."
Status: Draft transcription [Published letter (WCP7081.8199)]
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