. British birds. Birds. VOL. IX.] ASIATIC GOLDEN PLOVER. 87 the parent at the nest even came back and brooded the moist chicks while I was sitting under a halo of mos- quitoes only a few yards aA\'ay. It was typical of the ironies of bird-photography that, during my stay on the Yenesei, I obtained a series of such a wary species as the C4olden Plover with no preparation, while I failed egregiously to photograph such a common species as the Lapland Bunting at the ASIATIC GOLDEN PLOVER BROODING YOUNG. [Photographed by Maud D. Haviland.) As soon as the young ones were able to run alone, wh
. British birds. Birds. VOL. IX.] ASIATIC GOLDEN PLOVER. 87 the parent at the nest even came back and brooded the moist chicks while I was sitting under a halo of mos- quitoes only a few yards aA\'ay. It was typical of the ironies of bird-photography that, during my stay on the Yenesei, I obtained a series of such a wary species as the C4olden Plover with no preparation, while I failed egregiously to photograph such a common species as the Lapland Bunting at the ASIATIC GOLDEN PLOVER BROODING YOUNG. [Photographed by Maud D. Haviland.) As soon as the young ones were able to run alone, which, roughly speaking, was about July 20th, the birds left the higher ground and began to collect into flocks in the marshy places of the tundra. I am inclined to think that the young birds must need to wash and drink a great deal, as otherwise it is not easy to under- stand why all the waders of the tundra should leave the nesting-sites so early and wander down to the sphagnum swamps. Some of the Asiatic Golden Plover. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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