. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. ding it above thelevel of the water toprevent submersion shouldthe river rise. The teneggs, of a stony colourspeckled all over with abrown colour, are dis-tinctly shown. The last photograph onpage 323 shows a Swanon a nest composed of alarge heap of dead anddecaying. sedges, reeds,rushes and dry flags,on which are depositedsix or seven eggs,generally about fouriuid a half inches long,n\ a greenish-whitecclour. The swan isa very close sitter, andis usually protected byits owners; but the onepliotugraphed was in aperfectly wil
. Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History. ding it above thelevel of the water toprevent submersion shouldthe river rise. The teneggs, of a stony colourspeckled all over with abrown colour, are dis-tinctly shown. The last photograph onpage 323 shows a Swanon a nest composed of alarge heap of dead anddecaying. sedges, reeds,rushes and dry flags,on which are depositedsix or seven eggs,generally about fouriuid a half inches long,n\ a greenish-whitecclour. The swan isa very close sitter, andis usually protected byits owners; but the onepliotugraphed was in aperfectly wild state. The nest of the Moor-hen is much smallerthan the coots, and isnot nearly so neatlymade. It seems moreafter the swans style—a mass of aquaticweeds, etc., with a decided hollow to con-tain the eggs. When built in a dry placemuch less material is used; usually six toten eggs ; laid, of a buftish colourspeckled witli Icddisli-brown. The nest of the Skylark is composed ofa little dry grass, and is sometimes linedwith horsehair, or roots, but often neither. Birdsnesting with a Camera 325
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