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getting the male. The Buzzards are treated in 

 much the same manner, but with this difference, that 

 they are with their young. The Sparrow Hawk, 

 being an arboreal species, has a woodland back- 

 scene — the roughly constructed nest of twigs, and 

 the male bird carrying a small bird to feed the hen 

 sitting on the nest, are true to nature. 



I do not propose to go all through the cases 

 seriatim, but think it will suffice if I speak of some 

 of them in groups — such as the Great Cormorant, 

 Puffin, Guillemot, Razor Bill, Kittiwake Gull, etc., 

 the natural surroundings of which are sea-cliffs, sea- 

 rocks, the mountings being made to accord with this 

 fact. 



To show one or two birds of each species in a 

 case would by no means convey the proper idea of 

 these birds as they congregate in groups on the 

 ledges of the cliffs, consequently, as many as are 

 required to give a true representation of what they 

 look like in their natural state are introduced. 



In connection with this group of cases, I wish to 

 draw special attention to the one containing the 

 Kittiwake Gulls, which faithfully portrays the nesting 

 site of this species in regard to character of rock- 

 work and small ledges on which the eggs are placed, 

 with merely a little dry seaweed for the nest itself. 



To mention another group of birds which confine 

 themselves almost entirely to the sea and its 

 estuaries and creeks, I take the Great Northern 

 Diver, Sheld-Duck, Merganser, Gannet, Pintail, 

 Wigeon, Brent Goose, and Eider Duck. 



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