ORNITHOLOGICAL SECTION 45 
Ornithological Section 
President, E, A. Mennerr, Eso. 
Working Members. 
I-GLEston, V. ‘igen Mirton, F. 
Grirritu, N. O. Ramsay, G. H. 
Heywoop, J. Start, G. 
Lemon, B. B. Vauprey, R. H. M. 
Woobptrwiss. 
The membership of this Section was very large, thirty-nine 
boys belonging. The above, however, were the working 
members. ; 
The prize in this Section is given to the member who gives 
up at the end of the year a notebook containing the best 
vbservations on bird-life and bird-habits. It was awarded to 
G. H. Ramsay this year. Some of his observations are printed 
below. 
NATURE NOTES 
By G. H. Ramsay. 
Aprils. Wild duck’s nest in an old willow-tree which over- 
lung a stream near Coombe Hill. The drake flew when I was 
within twenty yards of the nest, but the duck remained on the 
nest Ull I knocked the tree trunk, after which she flew off very 
excitedly, I found a slight hollow at the top of the tree, in 
which were five eggs of a pale-green colour. There was no 
ign of a built nest. 
April8, Robin’s nest situated in the ivy at the back of 
i house, The nest was composed of leaves and lined with hair 
ind feathers, The eggs were five in number, Their ground 
‘vlour was white and covered with red spots. The eggs were 
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