Some Remarkable Nests and Eggs. 75 



couple of feet of our nest without discovering its 

 presence. In the picture we have, of course, 

 parted the reeds in front of the nest and taken 

 our view from quite low down in front, so as 

 to show the 

 cleverness of 

 the mother 

 bird's idea. 



Vr. J]irds 

 that make no 

 nest at all. or 

 next to none, 

 a r e T ems, 

 Ringed and 

 Kentish Plo- 

 vers, Peewits, 

 Stone Curlews, 

 and Oyster 

 C a t c h e i- s . 

 amongst others. 

 They breed 

 u p o n the 

 ground, and 

 their eggs re- 

 semble their surroundings so closely that they arc 

 difficult to find. In such circumstances, a bulky 

 nest would only serve to betray the whereabouts 

 of the eoro-s, Avhich the brooding birds, in nearly 

 every instance, slip away IVoni at the earlifst sign 

 of approaching danger. 



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