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ing) bearing. In May, 1870, driving through a big forest 
in southern Zealand, our company stopped the team to ad- 
mire a splendid mountain-ow] on one of the lowest limbs of 
a big beech tree. A young count left the conveyance and 
threw a small rock at the bird which, however, did 
not even change his position—never stirred. I told him to 
leave it alone when he manifested a desire to obtain some 
expression from it. Impressed by its dignity, we all kept 
our eyes riveted on the majestic creature facing us as if 
commanding or granting a favor. 
The turkey-buzzard stands without comparison as 
there are no vultures in northern Europe and I had no op- 
portunity of observation in other parts of the continent. 
Choosing some waders and web-footed birds, we may 
examine such related species as the two coots, the European 
and American, which are quite different in markings; 
storks, no species of which is native of North America; 
herons, cranes, pelicans and swans and hell-divers. The 
last named are quite different species in the two continents 
but present corresponding features. The crane is found 
in some parts of northern Europe but, like the pelican, not 
breeding in Denmark. One must go to southeastern Europe 
to find the pelican which is of different species from those 
of America, but like the one we are familiar with in Utah, 
migratory and, as all species, a powerful flier. Its mode 
of life, that is in flying, swimming, feeding, etc., is much 
the same as those of America. Sometimes the north 
African heron is seen in southern Europe. Coots have 
large families, making quite a feature; sometimes as many 
as twelve young may be seen swimming with their mother. 
They are not molested here nor there. 
Touching upon such as I have known individually, 
the white stork stands out conspicuously with the mute 
swan as a character bird. The nests of both birds abound 
in the northern part of my native island, Zealand; there- 
fore, I can truthfully say that the same pair of birds, either 
stork or swan, will return year after year or rather al- 
ways to the same nest. In fact, because of their size and 
strength and familiarity, or acquaintance, with the human 
