. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . black patch commencesat the gape and j)asses under the eye, backward anddownward, to the side of the neck. A broadishcollar of white jDasses round the upper part ofthe neck, followed by a gorget of black, which isdeepest in front. Breast and all the under-partswhite. Legs and toes orange ; claws black. In the female the black parts of the head andneck are not so broad or well defined. Situation and Localitjj.—On the plain surfaceor in a slight hollow, scraped in the sand or shingleabove high water-mark on stretches of Hat
. British birds' nests; how, where, and when to find and identify them . black patch commencesat the gape and j)asses under the eye, backward anddownward, to the side of the neck. A broadishcollar of white jDasses round the upper part ofthe neck, followed by a gorget of black, which isdeepest in front. Breast and all the under-partswhite. Legs and toes orange ; claws black. In the female the black parts of the head andneck are not so broad or well defined. Situation and Localitjj.—On the plain surfaceor in a slight hollow, scraped in the sand or shingleabove high water-mark on stretches of Hat, sandyshores, also in shallow crevices of bare, flat sea-shore rocks ; sometimes quite inland on the banksof rivers and lakes in nearly all suitable placesthroughout the British Isles. Our illustration wasprocured near to Bamborough Castle. Materials.—Xone generally, but sometimes alining of small pebbles; and in places where acrevice in a flat rock has been adopted I haveoften met with a lining of small sea shells. Eggs.—Four, pear-shaped, pale buff, cream, or.
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