. The British bird book . almost as simultan-eously as starlings ;and although theymove about, more orless, all through theday, they are alwaysmore active towardsthe evening. Theydo no harm of anykind whatever. Onthe contrary, theyare distinctly useful,for they devour enormous quantities of slugs, snails, andgrubs, and for this reason are often kept in gardens, theirwings being clipped to prevent them from flying away. Andthey are also valuable as producing the famous ploverseggs, which fetch so high a price in the early spring. / These eggs look conspicuous enough as they lie in a basket in a
. The British bird book . almost as simultan-eously as starlings ;and although theymove about, more orless, all through theday, they are alwaysmore active towardsthe evening. Theydo no harm of anykind whatever. Onthe contrary, theyare distinctly useful,for they devour enormous quantities of slugs, snails, andgrubs, and for this reason are often kept in gardens, theirwings being clipped to prevent them from flying away. Andthey are also valuable as producing the famous ploverseggs, which fetch so high a price in the early spring. / These eggs look conspicuous enough as they lie in a basket in a game-dealers window ; but theyare nevertheless very difficult to see in the slighthollow in the ground which serves as a nest, theircolours harmonizing most wonderfully with those ofthe surrounding soil. They arenot covered in any way at all,and, four in number, are always arranged in the form of a cross, ^^=(^1 46 °^^^^.
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