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which it builds, the female lays two elongated eggs, 

 unequal in size, the larger being three inches in 

 length and one inch and three quarters in breadth. 

 They are of an olive brown colour, variously tinted 

 and spotted with umber. The young birds betake 

 themselves to the water soon after being hatched. 



DOTTEKEL. 



ClIAKADRIUS MORINELLUS, Lin. 



The Dotterel makes its appearance in various 

 parts of England and Scotland, when on its way to 

 more northern regions, in April and May, and is 

 seen again on its return in September and October. 

 Many remain in this country to breed, settling in 

 various parts of the mountainous districts of Cum- 

 berland and Westmoreland, and also in some parts 

 of the Grampians. As this species makes no nest 

 the female deposits her eggs, generally three in 

 number, in a small cavity, in a dry place, and in 

 most cases near a moderately sized stone or frag- 

 ment of rock. The eggs, of a yellowish olive 

 colour, blotched and spotted with dark brownish 

 black, are an inch and a half in length, and one 

 inch and an eighth in breadth. After the breeding 

 season they collect themselves together into flocks 

 and betake themselves into the lower parts of the 

 country. 



