on its Eggs, covers them before it leaves them. r?T{Jbv^S8$iio§qg 

 fishing on the banks of the Thames, and had sUKoHedliiifeiaiii 

 willow holt, overgrown with reeds and rushes, ivgfeftJ^ m^^kngo 

 gently onward) I heard, a slight rustling motioni- •! linejeleAi 

 down, and remained quiet for some little time, when the nois^ 

 subsided. On rising and looking about, to see whence the 

 noise bad proceeded, I saw a waterhen bu^ly employed,%9fl 

 clofeqfciftg dt^ A'qshes and flags, and layi|>g them one by^We 

 oveV her ^ggs, ji'hich were in the nest^ close begsii^i "^1KQ6^ 

 not long before they were completely hidden; jaP^dh^i^QSfew 

 ingi round J with a cautious glance, anda^JJ^^^I^JfispJ^sfioiq 

 \yitix her labour, she softly glided amc!si^Tihf(.f<^5q ^§^ *S«>i 

 Itettotmy^^ight. A few minutes^^ft^lf^i&nlabQS^^c^'d^ttfel 

 pbl^gf ^ fftfld^ soon ,ssWi<iiQyd6&iliPgiMay .iiwbtife&Ji|)pfeite gt«>ftB4i 

 >Plfiiiiet'approaeh^{$b€f ilfiSfe lil^foeR; €)^4»i3aBgp ^kgh^Qli 

 it^»l9^.tand no oi^j^Q^^ft iMfop"^t^fl^«fetlUdi|ite^a»tffe its'i 

 sfc^9tk>B could pl^sfiUrf)^ liffl^j&<»^MBi|.^ljTir^fBW»^, 

 t^n, to be drawoolfr^«lx|tlSsaJftil9eii^d|^i8^ dfl8*WBly^iiltoD]t9 

 hbd (JUtufb^^l hftri*^iJfiifi|:t^5§^drl*6nfiopfAft^8gbd»t4|»^ ^ 

 g^r iKjasIMviiaftd^CQee^lft^^^iferiag^ fbto rlfc^oofe^feg^ti^ri 

 ofd^ilflt#fid efcdJivJ»fey43^j^j^iC^©ffilftidd|4®ergitft-H^i^^ 

 S9m&^^ M(m^ |fciyl§iyfe ,9ldBJ Jb qn bsvisa \m& baaasib ad 



^"i^fsSpltted'BSSm^^QaiUnMkk^o^^ 

 n]!ftl«9^|ieflaMfj ^^.1 ta^qaaglbshtttd^ ifoi^aifgfig^cjj^iftwgd 

 tbfeuCwie^nShapwmiBsTHwa <aBr«eijj;fe "tef il&iJtogiiqjeW VB«l3P fte*w 

 ntohiiig^^l^d&^il^^i^ jf€r£lieddis1ttlgukb^k[iidEih^;gf9o9 

 z^^^^Kc^^^^^tros^aiJ^ mi«#Wio«ontgfe^c^gi)QflsSe^d 

 of gravel, and some broken shells. The bird noeg^ir^I^sWl 

 iii;lfein|5i^,,b©d;,I#(i^.gi»/l:irea4t^^ 



-tTj^. J^ii ^Mo€ySepU2}iA%^^^^ B no^nirfaisqloaiidfid 

 The Gizzard gf the Corficrake (j^^^filJ&dfc i^^S^^-f 

 G«^7Bl«|nJ¥^g (|>vi4*s8S^>iJr^jky^5ykft^'*^a^bjff^ Tbe 



bieifhis ^(ife^m^^i^«ji;i^dfefega^8^feM*st^«ailig^W^«bH 



VjiflbiaK^i^myself differ (as i%i^«Bk thfel^lfe i8ctfel*#ife^teWlr§rfJ 

 vfersles) ittlittle more than as td ^e 'tjermirlfi 1whiffeil»«ftffi*^ 

 the same proposition should be best enoup^dixsMyiiB^gtfii^b 

 on this subject, in the review of The BritfS^iM»M^t,3^%R 

 drawn forth by reading in that W9rki thai lSen9l«®c)'Qi^-bftdn 

 " a strong muscular gizzard, M^ \^^pmlti(^i^'f^^othm (m^M^kd^^ 

 that live upon seeds,'' Now, the.^ia:0an^ I^rfh^(firaj^§lift9ftt ^13 

 events, very unlike that of poultry, Uiiit ^ij^^njWilSflyiWslrfwtbff j 

 woodcock, &c. Since writing the article allii^(fc,t%.I'A#«*iv 



