. British birds. Birds. VOL. IX.] LAPLAND BUNTING ON YENESEL 2:35 sat very close, and when flushed almost always feigned nijury. In each case the nests were lined A\-ith feathers, though in some cases not more than one or two were used. I saw one nest which contained a Goose feather, so large that the bird crept under its upcurled tip in order to cover the ^~^''':^-^^''^ NEST CONTAINING HALF FEATHERED ^OUNG, BUILT UNDER A DRirr LOG ON THE SHORES OF THE YENESEI. (Photographed by ^Faud D. Haviland.) My experience of trying to photograph the birds at the nest was a disappointing one. I cho
. British birds. Birds. VOL. IX.] LAPLAND BUNTING ON YENESEL 2:35 sat very close, and when flushed almost always feigned nijury. In each case the nests were lined A\-ith feathers, though in some cases not more than one or two were used. I saw one nest which contained a Goose feather, so large that the bird crept under its upcurled tip in order to cover the ^~^''':^-^^''^ NEST CONTAINING HALF FEATHERED ^OUNG, BUILT UNDER A DRirr LOG ON THE SHORES OF THE YENESEI. (Photographed by ^Faud D. Haviland.) My experience of trying to photograph the birds at the nest was a disappointing one. I chose a nest con- taining half-fledged young, but not a plate was exposed during a two days' wait. The birds flew round the tent incessantly, uttering their plaintive call, but even the pleading of their hungry brood would not lure them within range of the lens. The cock was bolder than the hen, but even of him I did not obtain a single negative. On the third day I moved the tent over to a Temminck"s. 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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