. A year of sport and natural history, shooting, hunting, coursing, falconry and fishing. Hunting; Fishing; Falconry; Birds. BIRD NESTING. 109 depths, having been captured in trammel nets thirty fathoms below the surface of the sea. When alarmed they dive into the water, often not rising again until they have reached a distance of half-a- mile. Although the wings are small, this beautiful bird flies well, and has been taken during migration on inland lakes and waters in. THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. various parts of the kingdom. Its nest is simply made of flattened herbage and moss ; it is always
. A year of sport and natural history, shooting, hunting, coursing, falconry and fishing. Hunting; Fishing; Falconry; Birds. BIRD NESTING. 109 depths, having been captured in trammel nets thirty fathoms below the surface of the sea. When alarmed they dive into the water, often not rising again until they have reached a distance of half-a- mile. Although the wings are small, this beautiful bird flies well, and has been taken during migration on inland lakes and waters in. THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. various parts of the kingdom. Its nest is simply made of flattened herbage and moss ; it is always placed near fresh water, often on the 'margin of a lake or large pond. The great Northern Diver seldom orogresses far on the land, as it has no power of walking, properly so called, but pushes itself along the ground, sliding and. 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 Crawfurd, Oswald, 1834-1909. London, Chapman and Hall
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