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water. A Coot splashed out, and then a Wild Duck rose, and not a minute 
afterwards a Tufted Quck. She got up within fifteen yards, and flew just 
like a breeding bird—alighting on the water not very far off. As she passed 
across I saw her most distinctly, so that I could be sure of her species, 
as regards British Ducks. Lord Walsingham immediately got out and began 
to wade. After a minute he called out that he had found the nest. Then 
pushing the boat as near as we could, I got out of it and went to him. He had 
not touched the nest, and there it was with six eggs, a most beautiful sight, 
built among flags that were growing in the water, here perhaps only three or 
four inches deep, and raised pretty high. The walls of the nest were also 
high, and the nest therefore looked very deep—deeper perhaps than any Duck’s 
nest I remember to have seen before. A good deal of down in it, but the eggs 
not covered up, and quite hot. I felt sure they were hard sat on, and this 
proved to be so, as I found on blowing this one that it would have hatched in 
another day or so. I put a leg of the embryo in spirit. Mr. Upcher also took 
an egg and we came away. Both he and Lord Walsingham saw the mother 
as well as I did, and short of catching or shooting her no identification could 
be more complete. Mr. Upcher with Mr. Stevenson saw Tufted Ducks on this 
water last year and felt sure they were breeding ; but this is the first time the 
nest has ever been found there or in Norfolk, and Lord Walsingham was much 
pleased with the achievement. He certainly shewed he was a good judge in 
determining the spot, from having seen the cock bird before our arrival. ] 
[§ 5779. One.—Hebrides, 11 June, 1906. From Mr. Norman 
B, Kinnear. 
This from the nest found, as already mentioned (§ 5742), on the 9th of June, 
by Mr. Philip H. Bahr, and at first believed to be that of a Scaup-Duck, was 
kindly given to me by Mr. Kinnear with the four eggs of the latter found, 
two days after, on another island in the same loch. A small portion of 
the down from the nest was also sent to me.] 
ATHYIA NYROCA (Giildenstiidt). 
WHITE-EYED DUCK. 
§ 5780. One—Hungary. From Mrs. Carfrae, 1850. 
There is no doubt that Mrs. Carfrae got this direct from 
Mr. A. H. Cochrane, as she told me. 
(Mr. Wolley’s suspicions as to the genuineness of this egg were strong 
until assured by Mr. Hancock that Mr. Cochrane’s specimens might be 
trusted. | 
