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season, from the time I have known her te occupy the 
same nest. 
THE SPOONBILL. 
TuE Spoonbill lays from two to four eggs, which vary in 
colour, some being entirely white, whilst others are spotted 
with a light brownish-red. The nest is situated in trees, 
or amongst the reeds and rushes on the ground, the bird 
seeming, like the Heron, partial to society. If the 
nature of the position will permit, several nests are situated 
close together, and are composed of sticks, coarse grass, 
and dried roots, carelessly thrown together. The bird 
does not breed in this country. 
THE PTARMIGAN. 
Tus bird lays from six to fifteen eggs of a pale red, 
brown or white, blotched with two shades of darker brown. 
Her nest is situated on the ground, on the bleak stony 
mountain-tops of the mainland of Scotland and the sur- 
rounding islands. It is merely a cavity scratched in the 
ground, in which the hen lays her eggs. 
THE PEREGRINE FALCON. 
Tuts noble bird builds her nest of sticks, and places it 
amongst rugged cliffs, chiefly round the coast. She lays 
three or four eggs of a red-brown colour, with darker 
blotches and clouds. 
