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THE BRITISH BIRD BOOK 



GREAT CRESTED-GREBE'S NEST WITH EGGS COVERED, 



EARED-GREBE'S NEST AND EGGS, 



LITTLE-GREBE'S NEST WITH EGGS COVERED 

 LITTLE-GREBE'S NEST WITH NEST UNCOVERED, 



BLACKTHROATED-DIVER'S NEST AND EGGS \ 



REDTHROATED-DIVER'S NEST AND EGGS J 



ILLUSTRATIONS OP APPARATUS USED FOR PHOTOGRAPHING 

 BIRDS- 



1. Tent erected at Lowest. Tripod the same (See pp. 604 and 



610), . . 



2. Tent covered with Branches, as actually used when photograph- 



ing a Tufted-Duck which had its Nest a few feet off on the 

 leftside. (See p. 611), 



3. Tent erected at full height to accommodate the Author standing. 



Tripod the same. Tilting Board in action. (See pp. 604 and 

 610), . . 



ILLUSTRATIONS OP METHODS OP PHOTOGRAPHY- 



1. Lapwing's Nest wrongly photographed from above. (See p. 608), 



2. Same taken from correct position. (See p. 608), 



3. Lesser-Whitethroat taken from nearest point possible with 



double combination 10" Dallmeyer Stigmatic Lens. (See p. 

 606), 



4. As 3, but taken with the back combination of the same Lens. 



(See p. 606), 



EGG PLATE S, 



EGG PLATE T 



NEST FEATHERS AND DOWN OF DUCKS, PLATE U, 



406 



436 



LXXVIII. 



604 



LXIX. 



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