BIRD NESTING. 



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depths, having been captured in trammel nets thirty fathoms below 

 the surface of the sea. When alarmed they dive into the water, 

 often not rising again until they have reached a distance of half-a- 

 mile. Although the wings are small, this beautiful bird flies well, 

 and has been taken during migration on inland lakes and waters in 



THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVER. 



various parts of the kingdom. Its nest is simply made of flattened 

 herbage and moss ; it is always placed near fresh water, often on 

 the 'margin of a lake or large pond. The great Northern Diver 

 seldom orogresses far on the land, as it has no power of walking, 

 properly so called, but pushes itself along the ground, sliding and 



