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THE HEN HARRIER (full-page illustration) . To face page 1,77 

 THE MONTAGU HARRIER (full-page illustration} 179 



HAUNT OF MONTAGU HARRIER l8l 



MONTAGU HARRIER'S NEST AND YOUNG 183 



YOUNG MERLINS . . . . ,. . . " . . . 1 88 

 MERLINS AND YOUNG (full-page illustration) . To face page 188 



CORMORANT'S NESTING-PLACE (CHISLEBURY BAY) . . .196 



GANNETS AND YOUNG (full-page illustration) . To face page 197 

 HERONS (full-page illustration) .... 199 



THE BITTERN (full-page illustration} . . 205 



COMMON BITTERN 2o6 



WHITE-FRONTED GEESE 2IO 



COMMON DUCK ON NEST 223 



SHOVELLER DUCKS (full-page illustration) . To face page 224 



PINTAIL DUCKS 225 



NESTING-PLACE OF TEAL AND SHOVELLER . . . .229 



GOLDEN-EYED DUCKS (full-page illustration) . To face page 232 



COMMON POCHARDS (from life) 236 



TURTLE-DOVES (full-page illustration) . . To face page 240 

 PALLAS' SAND-GROUSE (full-page illustration) . 242 

 WATER-RAIL'S NEST AND YOUNG (in situ) . . . .254 

 WATERHEN'S NEST AND EGGS (in situ} 259 



COOT'S NEST AND EGGS (in situ} 267 



RINGED PLOVER (full-page illustration) . . To face page 268 



RINGED PLOVER'S NEST AND EGGS (in situ) . . . .269 



SNIPE (full-page illustration) .... To face page 285 



BLACK-TAILED GODWITS (from life) 292 



REEVE'S NEST AND EGGS (in situ) 296 



CURLEWS (full-page illustration} . . . To face page 304 



HERRING-GULLS 306 



NEST AND EGGS OF THE BROWN-HEADED GULL (in situ) . 310 



HERRING-GULL'S NEST AND EGGS (YORKSHIRE) . . .312 



GREAT CRESTED GREBE'S NEST AND EGGS (in situ} . .318 



DAB-CHICKENS (full-page illustration} . . To face page 319 



SEAGULLS AND NESTS 320 



