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to drag every weed from the bed of the river when there is 

 so much floating around ; but I have always preferred to 

 believe that these sunken weeds are so softened and 

 seasoned by immersion as to be particularly suited to 

 the architect's requirements. Its feet are green. The 

 nest, large for the bird, is much like that of the rest. 

 Eggs, 4 to 6, i^ inch; dirty white. 



ALLEGED (POSSIBLY GENUINE) BRITISH VISITORS 



(MOSTLY NORTH AMERICAN). 



Bee-eater, Blue-tailed (Merops philippinus). 

 Buzzard, African (Buteo desertorum). 

 Cape Pigeon (Daption capensis). 

 Caspian Plover (jficjialitis asiatica). 

 Crake, Carolina (Porzana Carolina). 

 Crane, Crowned (Salearica pavonina). 

 Flycatcher, Red-eyed ( Vireo olivaceus). 

 Gallinule, Martinique (Porphyrio martinicus). 

 Grackle, Rustic (Scolephagus ferrugincus). 

 Grebe, Pied-billed (Podilymbus podiceps). 

 Hemipode, Andalusian (Turnix sylvatica}. 

 Kite, Black-winged (Elanus ccervleus). 

 Lark, Calandra (Alauda calandra). 

 Martin, Purple (Progne purpurea). 

 Myna (Gfracula religiosa). 

 Owl, Saw- whet (Nyctala acadica}. 

 Phalarope, American (Phalaropus wilsoni). 

 Pigeon, Passenger (Ectopistes migratorius). 

 Sandpiper, Marsh (Totanus stagnatUis). 



ti Spotted (T. macularius}. 



Scops asio. 

 Serinus icterus. 



Sparrow, White-throated (Zonotrichia albicollis). 

 Starling, Meadow (SturneUa magna). 



M Red-winged (Aydceus phceniceus). 



