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in one of the salmon fish-locks upon the river Tyne. 

 It has been repeatedly known to build its nest under 

 the arch formed by a natural waterfall, or milldam, 

 and within reach of the passing spray. The eggs are 

 four or five in number, white when blown, but of a 



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delicate pink when the yolk is yet in them. Once 

 when in company with Mr. George Selby, in the 

 beautiful grounds of Twizell, we came suddenly upon 

 a nest full of young dippers, which, though scarcely 

 able to fly, instantly scrambled into the water, down the 



