. British birds. Birds. 216 BRITISH BIRDS. broad bill were plainly visible, and set aside all doubts of identification, so that we did not deem it necessary to take any further steps. She showed her uneasiness by giving vent to a sort of guttural grunt, splashed the water with her wings, and finally dived out of sight. The nest was almost invisible, so cleverly were the grasses pulled over the top. The eggs were covered with down,. Fig. 4.—Xest of Tufted Duck in the same hollow as the Scaup's nest in Fig. 1. May 28, 1907. (Photographed by P. H. Bahr.) SO she had evidently heard us approaching.
. British birds. Birds. 216 BRITISH BIRDS. broad bill were plainly visible, and set aside all doubts of identification, so that we did not deem it necessary to take any further steps. She showed her uneasiness by giving vent to a sort of guttural grunt, splashed the water with her wings, and finally dived out of sight. The nest was almost invisible, so cleverly were the grasses pulled over the top. The eggs were covered with down,. Fig. 4.—Xest of Tufted Duck in the same hollow as the Scaup's nest in Fig. 1. May 28, 1907. (Photographed by P. H. Bahr.) SO she had evidently heard us approaching. A quantity of blackish down, amongst which were greyish-white feathers, mixed with much fine grass, lined the nest. The eggs were nine in number, of an olive-green hue, and of the same size as those in the Tufted Duck's nest we had just discovered. In the bottom of the nest we found a quantity of old eggshells, and it seems that this hollow had done service on several other occasions. The. 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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