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IN BIRD-LAND 



in connection with the Coot ; but although I 

 have consulted several special authorities for this 

 purpose, I have not found that such roosting-nests 

 of the Moor-hen have been mentioned. In some 



MOOR-HEN. 



places small groups of these additional nests may 

 be seen. 



Three years ago a pair of Moor-hens made 

 several attempts, during the breeding season, to 

 build in a dangerous place ; but in each instance 

 a storm swept both nest and eggs away. A year 

 later a pair built in a hawthorn bush about ten feet 



