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mer advanced they retired to the plateaux on the top of the 

 mountains to breed. We found one nest under a juniper bush 

 containing nine eggs. The old bird was so tame that we were 

 obliged to push her off the nest. We afterwards came across 

 three or four broods of young, some of which we caught. 



48. The Golden Plover {Charadrius pluvialis) first appeared 

 May 1st, when I saw a small flock on the sea-shore in almost 

 full summer plumage. It snowed the whole of the next day, and 

 I saw none for ten days. After this date they were extremely 

 plentiful in the marsh for a short time, when they again disap- 

 peared. Throughout the summer a few birds were occasionally 

 to be seen. They probably bred on some of the neighbouring 

 mountains. 



49. The Dottrel. Charadrius morinellus. 



This bird made its appearance in flocks far later than the 

 last-mentioned, May 25th being the earliest date we observed 

 them. They stayed about a week, and then all left again. 

 They were so tame, that, whilst walking one night, I was obliged 

 to frighten them out of the road. 



50. The Ringed Plover [Charadrius Idaticula) was first seen ' 

 on May 19th, and after this was always to be heard on the 

 eastern shore of the marsh. 



51. The Turnstone. Strepsilas collaris. 



On June 3rd, whilst rowing amongst some islands, we first 

 noticed this bird. We afterwards found five nests, being in every 

 instance attracted to the islands on which they were situated by 

 the cries and motions of the old birds, which they began long 

 before we neared the place. All the nests were cunningly placed, 

 showing no preference for any particular locality. One was on 

 a ledge of a rock ; another on the open sand, close to an Oyster- 

 catcher's ; two were in the grass ; and the fifth under a ledge of 

 rock, well concealed by weeds and grass. 



53. The Oyster-catcher. Hcematopus ostralegus. 

 In great abundance along the coast and on the islands; they 

 were there when we arrived. 



53. The Curlew [Numenius arcuatus) was to be seen in the 



