ON THE MOOR 



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darkly-stained eggs, blotched almost black at 



thick end. As in the case of the other plovers, 



their allies, the eggs are large for the size of 



bird that of the curlew is half as big again 



hen's ; that of the small golden plover 



twice the size of a 



wood - pigeon's. In 



shape, the eggs taper 



off to a blunt ^ / / 



point, so as 



to take 



the 

 and 



the 

 as a 



up the least possible amount of room. 



These early builders are not wholly moorland 

 birds, but, like the lark, belong half to the areas of 

 cultivation. Probably they began on the moors, 

 and overflowed into the fields. Those reared on 



