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grounds are dried up, with the result that most of the birds 

 usually met with have gone farther afield. 



H. W. FoKD-LlNDSAY. 



NEST OF JACK SNIPE. 

 The accompanying photograph of the nest and eggs of a 

 Jack Snipe {Limnocryptes gallinula) is genuine, and will 

 probably be of interest to readers of British Birds. This 



NEST AND EGGS OF JACK SNIPE. 

 (Photographed by H. L. Popham, in Russia.) 



nest was found in an extensive marsh in Russia in a tussock 

 of coarse grass. The bird sat very close and did not leave 

 the eggs until almost trodden upon ; it flew only a few 

 yards before alighting, and when flushed again flew right 

 away. The eggs are so well known that it is not necessary 

 to describe them in any way, but I am not aware that a 

 photograph of the nest and eggs has been previously 

 pubHshed. , H. L. Popham. 



