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OT T R RARER BRITISH BREEDING BIRDS. 



Although it has repeatedly been stated that 

 the Ked-Necked Phalarope has ceased to breed in 

 the Orkney Islands, I have the most reliable 

 evidence that this is not a fact. A friend, who 

 is a recognised authority, has told me of a place, 

 which he rightly regards as sacred, where at least 

 half a dozen pairs still breed, and there is no mis- 

 taking either the bird or its small pyriform eggs, 

 which I hope before very long to see effectively 

 protected. 



RED-NECKED PHALAROPE AT HOME. 



(About one-ninth natural size.) 



