vot. x1.| FIELD-NOTES ON DOTTEREL. 13 
The bird was more nervous, keeping always right on the brow 
of the hill. The eggs were quite fresh, but when the nest 
was revisited the next day and also the day after, it still had 
only two eggs, and they showed no sign of incubation, though 
the bird ran off the eggs both days. This nest was also well 
formed, and again contained a lining of bilberry leaves. It 
was placed on a hummock of lichens and bilberry. Only the 
one bird was seen. 
Hills Nos. 3 and 4 were visited, but no Dotterels were 
located. On the lower slopes of the summit of hill No. 5 a 
Dotterel was seen some twenty-five yards away, sitting, and 
remained sitting until a careful approach was made to within 
ten yards. It then flew up, and alighted again near by, but 
there was no nest here. On our retiring to a distance to 
watch, the bird rapidly settled down again about ten yards 
from the previous spot, and again appeared to be sitting, and, 
as it showed no signs of moving, a closer approach was again 
attempted, and it flew off at a distance of about ten yards, 
uttering a harsh “‘ Wer-r-r-r-r.”’, Almost immediately another 
bird flew past from behind, and they both disappeared over 
the brow together. We accordingly retired right up to the 
summit in the direction whence the second bird had come, 
and after waiting half-an-hour, the Dotterel again appeared 
running about some thirty yards in front, but was presently 
lost again over the brow. Nothing further being seen of it 
after waiting an hour, the summit was systematically walked 
out, and the bird was eventually flushed at foot from a nest 
containing three eggs which had been incubated two or three 
days. It fluttered only a yard away, and lay there: with 
wings slightly raised and tail extended, shivering, shaking 
and uttering little squeaks, and on our advancing, it 
fluttered on, keeping always about a yard ahead. Its attitude 
showed very clearly the white tips on its tail-feathers. This 
nest was about four hundred yards from the spot where the 
first Dotterel had been sitting The nest was again on a 
lichen-covered hummock, and was neatly constructed and 
lined with bilberry leaves. 
A thorough search of hill No. 6 did not disclose the presence 
of any Dotterel. Hill No. 1 was a splendid eminence with 
much fine “‘ Dotterel ground,’ but no birds were located. 
The southern spur, and the hills running east from this place 
did not appear to hold much likely ground. On hill No. 2 
the nest before described still contained two eggs only, the 
bird running off the eggs as soon as even an appearance was 
made on the sky-line. Thence to hill No. 6, where no Dotterel 
was observed, in spite of a prolonged and thorough search. 
