AVOCET 



SCOOPER COBBLER'S AWL DUCK YELPER BARKER- 

 CLINKER. 



PLATE CLXIX. FIGURE II. 



Recuroirostra avocetta, . LINNAEUS. FLEMING. SELBY. 

 Himantopus avocetta> . SEEBOHM. 



THE nest of this species is said to be made in a hollow 

 on some dry spot in a marsh, or on the sea bank, just 

 above high-water mark, among the short grass, or other 

 scanty marine vegetation. It is lined with dry grass and 

 leaves. 



The eggs, usually three or four in number, are clay- 

 buff, spotted and speckled with rich dark brown. The 

 young are hatched in eighteen days, and leave the nest 

 almost immediately. If chased, they hide themselves, with 

 much success, among the scanty cover. 



