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generally distributed over the country." Over Europe also 

 it seems to be pretty equally distributed in winter in suitable 

 localities, but it retires northward to breed, and is frequent 

 during the season of incubation in Scandinavia, Norway, 

 Sweden, and Lapland. In these countries it breeds natu- 

 rally in hollow trees, but also takes possession of boxes or 

 artificial holes made by the country people for the sake of 

 the eggs. In January 1855, many of the eggs of this as 

 well as of several other species of British birds, were brought 

 before the public by John Wolley, Jun., Esq., collected by 

 him in Lapland. The hole of the tree in which the Golden- 

 eye incubates is lined with the soft down of the bird. In 

 selecting a situation for its nest, it prefers rivers to lakes, 

 and particularly the neighbourhood of falls and rapids. The 

 eggs, which are from ten to fourteen in number, are of a 

 green colour. 



THE BUFFEL-HEADED CARROT. Clangula albeola. The 

 true home of this Duck is North America, where it is found 

 abundantly in the lakes and rivers, and on the coasts, breed- 

 ing in the northern latitudes. It has occasionally, but very 

 rarely, visited Britain. "With particulars respecting its nest 

 and eggs we are not acquainted. 



THE HARLEQUIN GARROT. Clangula histrionica. Ame- 



