. British birds. Birds. 262 BRITISH HIIIDS. [vol. ix. They hopped down from the fields, taking cover and crouching suspiciously every few steps. They seemed to like the shelter provided by my tent, and hid behind it when alarmed, every now and again peeping round to see if they were pursued. One bird was minus a foot, while the ligaments M^ere torn right up to the Fig. I. MOUKHENS UISPLAYINU. (Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner.) The other had one leg twisted outwards from behind the knee. Both were feeble and shrunken, and entireh' lacking the da])per, self-satisfied air characteristic
. British birds. Birds. 262 BRITISH HIIIDS. [vol. ix. They hopped down from the fields, taking cover and crouching suspiciously every few steps. They seemed to like the shelter provided by my tent, and hid behind it when alarmed, every now and again peeping round to see if they were pursued. One bird was minus a foot, while the ligaments M^ere torn right up to the Fig. I. MOUKHENS UISPLAYINU. (Photographed by Miss E. L. Turner.) The other had one leg twisted outwards from behind the knee. Both were feeble and shrunken, and entireh' lacking the da])per, self-satisfied air characteristic of JVIoorhens generally. They kept near me all that day, but I did not see them afterwards. No Coots appeared on the Holy Island mere between October and February 4tli, when seven arrived, and eventually three or four pairs bred there. With their. 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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