160. FAMILIAR WILD BIRDS. 



entangled. A small ho?e is left on one side, pretty high up. 

 for ingress and egress, and the inside is lined with feathers, 

 which make it as warm and comfortable, at least to the 

 human understanding, as the outside is compact. The 

 eggs number from seven to ten, and even sixteen or 

 twenty, which are probably the production of more than 

 one bird ; white or rosy-white until blown (by reason of 

 the yolk showing through the thin transparent shell), with 

 very small reddish-brown spots round the larger end. 



THE RAZOR-BILL. 



The Guillemot and llazor-Bill appear to be very much alike 

 in the choice of their position for breeding purposes, and 

 alike only lay one egg each ; but that of the latter differs 

 very much from the former in diversity of colouring. It is 

 white or buffy-white, spotted and blotched with black, 

 chestnut, or reddish-brown^^ 



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