LIST OF PLATES. 



I. THE BARE SLOB-LANDS AT FIRST EBB Frontispiece. 

 II. SNOW-BUNTING To face p. x. 



III. AMBUSHED AMID THE BUSHES OF THE 



SAND-DUNES ... ... ... ... ,, xiii. 



IV. CORMORANTS NESTING IN TREES, WEST 



OF IRELAND ... ,, 2 



V. GANNETS NESTING ON THE LITTLE 



SKELLIG ISLAND, co. KERRY ... ,, 8 



VI. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE ,, 58 



VII. BERNACLE GEESE ,, 70 



VIII. BRENT GEESE ,, 72 



IX. COMMON SHELD-DUCK ,, 86 



(SHOVELER(Fig. 1) | 



' {PINTAIL (Fig. 2) j 



(LONG-TAILED DUCK (Fig. 1) ) 



XL {EIDER DUCK (Fig. 2) ... j " 



XI. COMMON SCOTER ,, 144 



XIII. EINGED PLOVER 214 



/NEST AND EGGS OF EINGED PLOVER \ 



XIV (Fig ' 1} 216 



NEST AND EGGS OF EINGED PLOVER F 



(Fig. 2) 



(GREY PLOVER (Fig. 1) | 



' {SOCIABLE PLOVER (Fig. 2) j 



(NEST AND EGGS OF LAPWING (Fig. 1) ) 

 XVT i r 240 



(NEST AND EGGS OF LAPWING (Fig. 2) I 



XVII. TURNSTONES 246 



XVIII. BED-NECKED PHALAROPES 266 



XIX. WOODCOCK 268 



XX. NEST AND EGGS OF WOODCOCK ... ,, 270 



XXI. COMMON SNIPE AND JACK SNIPE ... 278 



