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eggs visible in nest. Later I distinctly saw one young 

 one. Two other birds were on the pond, one no 

 doubt being the full grown young. 



yji?ie 12th. Bird got off in the morning when I 

 waved an open umbrella, leaving two buff eggs and 

 showing" two young. Three full-grown birds still on 

 pond. 



Jtine i^ih. Two young seen again ; saw one dive 

 about two feet. Old bird carefully covered nest when 

 first put off in morning ; afterwards it did not, and I 

 saw what looked like eggshells. 



yime lifth. Both old ones off the nest in the 

 morning, the larger carrying the young. One chick 

 tried to climb on to the other parent, but was not 

 encouraged, and mounted the larger one. I think the 

 latter was the hen. 



Ju7u \^th. There are certainly threechicks if not 

 more ; all can get on parent's back. A friend (Mr. J, 

 Orr) was with me when I looked on one occasion, and 

 the bird carrying the young swam out and away, 

 which it does not when I am alone. 



June I'jth. There are certainly three young ; 

 about noon I saw the larger parent carrying them out 

 a good many yards away from the nest ; then it came 

 back near the nest, and so did the smaller parent, 

 which fed one young bird in the water. The chick 

 then tried to climb on this parent, but was not 

 encouraged ; however, it succeeded at last. The two 

 parents met and chattered, and one bird relinquished 

 its two chicks and left them with the other ; when 

 I left this was carrying two, with the third chick 

 near it. 



At night I saw the larger parent with the young 

 on the nest, to which more material had lately been 

 added ; I saw it put more on and make the nest up. 



Jime iSt/i. Old bird on nest brooding two chicks, 

 one lying outside ; the other parent— the smaller 



