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approached even nearer, but owing to the poorness of the 

 Hght, photography was out of the question, and up till lo a.m. 

 we had to sit still and watch. It was most interesting and 



TUFTED DUCKS, AND COOTS. 



MALE TUI-TED nU'K, AFTER A DI\'E 



(Photographed by G. C. S. Ingram.) 



amusing to watch the Coots following the Tufted Ducks 

 around, and profiting by the latter 's labours. As long as the 

 ducks dived, the Coots were content to pick up from the 

 surface of the water the food stirred up bv the submerged! 



