. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . ,and rocky banks, lakes, tarns, and reservoirs, in theextreme South-west of England (Cornwall, Devon,and Somerset), Wales, Derbyshire, the six northerncounties Scotland, and its surrounding islands,and Ireland. Our illustration was procured inMull. Materials.—Short pieces of dead rushes, some-times dead leaves, with an inner lining of fine drygrass. Eggs.—Four, pale straw to creamy-yellow inground colour, with dark brown spots and blotcheson the surface, and underlying markings of lightbrown and grey. Size about l*.j by 1
. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . ,and rocky banks, lakes, tarns, and reservoirs, in theextreme South-west of England (Cornwall, Devon,and Somerset), Wales, Derbyshire, the six northerncounties Scotland, and its surrounding islands,and Ireland. Our illustration was procured inMull. Materials.—Short pieces of dead rushes, some-times dead leaves, with an inner lining of fine drygrass. Eggs.—Four, pale straw to creamy-yellow inground colour, with dark brown spots and blotcheson the surface, and underlying markings of lightbrown and grey. Size about l*.j by 108 in. Time.—Maj^ and June. HemavlxS.—Migratory, arriving in April, anddeparting in September, although individuals maybe seen later. Xotes : iViieet, wlieet, ivlieet. Localand other names: Summer Snipe, Sand Lark, WillyWicket, Sand Lavrock, Spotted Sandpi^^er. Sitting. COMMON SANDPIPER. 242 BRITISH BJi?Z»,S XESTS. qualities variable, some individuals sitting closelyand others lightly, irrespective of the condition ofthe eggs. SANDPIPER, WOOD. The appearance of this bird, even as a visitor,is neither frequent nor regular. It has been foundbreeding with ns only twice, at the outside, duringthe last forty years, so that it does not call forspecial attention here. SCOTER, COMMON. Aho Black Scotee. Description of Parent Birds.—Length abouttwenty-one inches. Bill of medium length, swolleninto a knob at the base, and flattened at the is black, with the exception of a ridge of yellow,which commences half an inch from the tip andextends to the base. Irides dusky brown. Theplumage is deep black all over, somewdiat glossyabout the head and neck. Legs, toes, and websdusky, darkest on the last. The female lacks the knob on the bill, and herplumage is duller. Situation and Local it//.—A hollow scraped in theground or some natural declivity, hidden by
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