. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . more Scoterseggs. There was almost no nest, the eggs beinglaid simply in a hollow, lined with a little down,and over them the bird had scratched the eggs are thus left till the set is completed,when incubation begins. Just as I got out againinto the open Isaw my compan-ion, as he bentover anotherclump, nearlyknocked downas a Scoter sud-denly flew almostinto his was an-other typ
. Among the water-fowl : observation, adventure, photography : a popular narrative account of the water-fowl as found in the northern and middle states and lower Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains . more Scoterseggs. There was almost no nest, the eggs beinglaid simply in a hollow, lined with a little down,and over them the bird had scratched the eggs are thus left till the set is completed,when incubation begins. Just as I got out againinto the open Isaw my compan-ion, as he bentover anotherclump, nearlyknocked downas a Scoter sud-denly flew almostinto his was an-other typical nestwith ten fresheggs. Understill anotherclump was a hol-low freshly scratched out, evidently by a Scoter, inpreparation for her first egg. It is now known thatthe Scoter breeds very late, seldom finishing layingbefore July, and often well along in that month. A hurried trip to island number one re-vealed, besides Cormorants nests still witheggs, a few more nests of Ducks. Then we madefor the fourth and last island. I paid but passingheed to the Baldpates, Gadwalls and Scaups thatflew from their nests, or to a Pintail whose eighteggs were on the point of hatching. I wanted to 193. A GREAT SLIJTER SPRANG ALMOSI INTO HIS KACE,REVEALING A MAGNIFICENT SET OF FOURTEENLARGE EGGS. NEST OF WHITE-WINGED SCOTER,UNTIL RECENTLY HARDLY KNOWN TO SCIENCE Among the Water Fowl see more of the little-known nesting-habits of theScoters. As they seemed to select clumps ofbushes, I felt, as I neared the only clump on thisisland, that there must be a Scoters nest under itsshade. Nor was I disappointed, as I cautiouslyparted the bushes and looked in. There, about ayard from me, sat a female Scoter on her nest, thepicture of consternation, as our glances met. Myfirst thought was to get the camera and photo-graph her on the nest, so I cautiously the bird by this time recovered her presenceof mind. The bushes parted and she waddled outpast me, almost brushing against me, then t
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