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Ring-billed Gulls by their nests , - . V . . - . . . ._.. 151 



Ring-billed Gull incubating - . . .' . . . . 152 



Ring-billed Gulls on Rocks . , . . . . . 153 

 Young Common Tern . . . -.'. , . . .155 

 Common Tern coming to her eggs . , , . . . 156 

 The same Tern incubating . > . . . . .156 



Young Ring-billed Gull . . . . . . .157 



Franklin's Rosy Gull colony . . . . .160 



Nest of Franklin's Gull . ... . . .161 



Pair of Franklin's Gulls on their nest . . . . .162 



Scene in Franklin's Gull colony . . . . . . .164 



Franklin's Gull and chick . . . . . . . 165 



Nest of Black Tern ...... . . .166 



Typical Dakota slough . .'' 173 



Nest of Canvasback . . . . . . . .176 



Nest of Canada Goose . . *. 178 



A Mallard drake .... . . . . .- 181 



Nest of Mallard drake * ' ' ;"-. 182 



Nest of Redhead ... . , . . . .183 



Another view of Mallard drake 184 



Nesting-site of Canvasback ... . . . .188 



Nest of Lesser Scaup Duck . ' . . . . . . 192 



Nest of White-winged Scoter . . . . . . .193 



A Scoter detained by her nest 195 



Nesting-site of American Golden-eye 197 



Golden-eye's nest in stub . . ^ . . .198 



Young Shovelers in their nest 202 



Nest of Ruddy Duck . ,. , - 20 3 



Nest of Redhead . 204 



The same nest, showing surroundings . . . . .204 

 Nest of Canvasback with egg of Ruddy Duck . . .205 

 A Magdalen Islands' morass where Ducks breed . . .207 



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