Theholeinthetreewasineverycasefoundtobeprolongedsomedistanceupwardabovetheopening，andthitherthekorwealwaysfledtoescapebeingcaughtInanothernestwefoundthatonewhiteegg，muchlikethatofapigeon，waslaid，andthebirddroppedanotherwhencapturedShehadfourbesidesintheovariumThefirsttimethatIsawthisbirdwasatKolobeng，whereIhadgonetotheforestforsometimberStandingbyatree，anativelookedbehindmeandexclaimed，“Thereisthenestofakorwe。”Isawaslitonly，abouthalfaninchwideandthreeorfourincheslong，inaslighthollowofthetreeThinkingthewordkorwedenotedsomesmallanimal，Iwaitedwithinteresttoseewhathewouldextract；
hebroketheclaywhichsurroundedtheslit，puthisarmintothehole，andbroughtouta`Tockus’，or`red-beakedhornbill’，whichhekilled。
Heinformedmethat，whenthefemaleentershernest，shesubmitstoarealconfinementThemaleplastersuptheentrance，leavingonlyanarrowslitbywhichtofeedhismate，andwhichexactlysuitstheformofhisbeakThefemalemakesanestofherownfeathers，layshereggs，hatchesthem，andremainswiththeyoungtilltheyarefullyfledgedDuringallthistime，whichisstatedtobetwoorthreemonths，themalecontinuestofeedherandtheyoungfamily。
Theprisonergenerallybecomesquitefat，andisesteemedaverydaintymorselbythenatives，whilethepoorslaveofahusbandgetssoleanthat，onthesuddenloweringofthetemperaturewhichsometimeshappensafterafallofrain，heisbenumbed，fallsdown，anddiesIneverhadanopportunityofascertainingtheactuallengthoftheconfinement，butonpassingthesametreeatKolobengabouteightdaysafterwardtheholewasplasteredupagain，asif，intheshorttimethathadelapsed，thedisconsolatehusbandhadsecuredanotherwifeWedidnotdisturbher，andmydutiespreventedmefromreturningtothespotThisisthemonthinwhichthefemaleentersthenestWehadseenoneofthese，asbeforementioned，withtheplasteringnotquitefinished；
wesawmanycompleted；andwereceivedtheverysameaccountherethatwedidatKolobeng，thatthebirdcomesforthwhentheyoungarefullyfledged，attheperiodwhenthecornisripe；