. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . MARITIMA, Purple Sandpipek. A nest and eggs of this species, said to have been foundin Scotland, were amongst the rarities in the museum ofMr. Bullock; but in whose possession they now are I havenot been able to ascertain. In some remarks published by Mr. Selby, on the birdsfrequenting the Fern Islands, he mentions having theremet w
. British oology : being illustrations of the eggs of British birds, with figures of each species, as far as practicable, drawn and coloured from nature : accompanied by descriptions of the materials and situation of their nests, number of eggs, &c. . MARITIMA, Purple Sandpipek. A nest and eggs of this species, said to have been foundin Scotland, were amongst the rarities in the museum ofMr. Bullock; but in whose possession they now are I havenot been able to ascertain. In some remarks published by Mr. Selby, on the birdsfrequenting the Fern Islands, he mentions having theremet with the Purple Sandpiper and its young ones, whichwere scarcely able to fly. The egg which I have figured is from a careful drawinglent me by Mr. Yarrell, and made from an egg in the col-lection of Mr. Leadbeater, of London. I have seen small parties of this Sandpiper during thebreeding season on the Shetland Islands, as well as duringour Norwegian bird-nesting excursion; and I have oftenwondered why so many individuals of several species ofthe sea-birds are idlers during this busy season. 0LXV]|1. CLXVIII. SCOLOPAX GALLINULA. Jack Snipe. Judcock. There are several reported instances of the Jack Snipehaving been shot in this country during the summer season. Mr. Selby was assured, during his visit to Sutherland-shire, that it breeds annually in that county, although notso fortunate as to find it. I have seen it at Prestwick Carr, near Newcastle, afterthe Common Snipe had begun to lay its eggs; and havevery little doubt that some of them remain to breed on theextensive moors and morasses of Scotland and Ireland. Such places are frequented only by the cutters of peat,and are very rarely trodden either by the ornithologist, orany one interested in his favourite subject, neither is it thetime of year for the pursuits of the sportsman. The Jack Snipe is at all times difficult to raise, and dur-ing the time that it is sitting upon its eggs, would allowyou to walk over it without bein
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