BUFFALO SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCES 



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We flushed the birds and began looking the snow covered 

 ground over carefully for the nest. We found none in that 

 vicinity; but following the back tracks of a single bird, which 

 evidently were made the previous day, we came to the spot, at 

 least a quarter of a mile distant, where the bird had started on 

 its walk to the water holes. On examining the place nothing 

 but a slight depression was found, appearing somewhat dirtier 

 •> h 'therwise clean snow. 



From Photo by Ed. Reinecke 



We were beginning to think that the bird had taken this 

 place, in a small clump of bushes as a refuge from the snow 

 storms, when it was suggested that perhaps after all, the nest 

 might be under the hard frozen snow. This was no sooner 

 suggested than we were down on our knees, taking turns at 

 melting the snow with our breath. After a few minutes we 

 were rewarded by the sight of one egg, and continuing our 

 efforts we found a fine set of four eggs, the first lying directly 

 in the middle and on top of the three other eggs, and being 

 separated from them by a layer of at least an inch of snow. 

 From this I take it that when the first snow storm came, the 



