. British birds. Birds. VOL. VI.] NOTES. 69 THE 1912 'WRECK" OF THE LITTLE AUK. Dr. Blackmore, of Salisbury, tells me (May 26th) that a man brought him a Little Auk alive, from Winterbourne, " two or three months ; Presumably this was pai-t of the "; G. B. Hony. MOOR-HENS' NESTS SCREENED WITH "DOMES" OF REEDS. Although the Moor-Hen {Gallinula c. chloropus) often builds a nest in a most exposed position, this is not always the case. I have noticed in the neighbourhood of Felsted, Essex, that when one builds in the juncus rushes, it does all it can to
. British birds. Birds. VOL. VI.] NOTES. 69 THE 1912 'WRECK" OF THE LITTLE AUK. Dr. Blackmore, of Salisbury, tells me (May 26th) that a man brought him a Little Auk alive, from Winterbourne, " two or three months ; Presumably this was pai-t of the "; G. B. Hony. MOOR-HENS' NESTS SCREENED WITH "DOMES" OF REEDS. Although the Moor-Hen {Gallinula c. chloropus) often builds a nest in a most exposed position, this is not always the case. I have noticed in the neighbourhood of Felsted, Essex, that when one builds in the juncus rushes, it does all it can to screen the nest from observation. Such a nest is made of the usual materials in the thickest part of the rushes, and about a foot above the Avater. It is quite invisible then as a rule to a passer-by, but to screen it from above the bird bends down the rushes so as to make a sort of dome over the nest. This I think is very effectual in hiding the nest from other as I have never seen the eggs in such a nest sucked, but it is almost needless to say that the dome at once attracts the attention of any bird-nester. This year such nests are very common where these rushes grow in the Chelmer. J. H. 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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