64. 



HIUTJSH BIRDS. 



[vol. XIV. 



nest was well hidden in rough grass about four feet from the 

 base of a large and thick hawthorn bush. The birds had 

 tnade no pretence of building a proper nest, but had merely 

 lined a small hollow very sparingly with fine roots, dead grass, 

 and one or two dead leaves. 



The bird sat very tight, although the eggs were almost 

 fresh, allowing me to crawl right underneath the bush before 

 she got off. 



I could see no possible explanation of this extraordinary 



TURTLE-DOVE S NEST ON THE GROUND. 



Fulbourne, Cambs., May 31st, 1920. 

 {Photographed by H. G. Le Ray.) 



choice of situation, as the bush was one of a large number of 

 similar bushes thickly scattered over several acres of ground, 

 in which I found another Turtle-Dove and two Ring-Doves 

 {Columba p. palumbtis) all nesting in normal positions. 



Whether she successfully reared any young or not I cannot 

 say, as I was unable to visit the place again. 



Francis J. L. Mitchell. 



BLACK-TAILED GODWITS INLAND IN LANCASHIRE. 

 On June ist, 1920, I put up a party of nine immature Black- 

 tailed Godwits {Limosa limosa) from a swampy field on Martin 

 Mere (near Southport), some four miles inland. They remained j 



