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creamy grey. Itwasthenestofacoot. This 
delighted us much, as we had long hoped to 
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PLATE XXXVII: Half-submerged willow (shadowed 
in the water), amongst the branches of which a 
pair of coot built their floating nest. 
find one in these waters, having seen some 
of the birds about. 
The site was well chosen for a floating nest, 
as, though quite free to rise and fall with a 
