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very dark brown, and the wing and tail bands are buff coloured. He 
builds chiefly on cliffs or ledges of rock, not easy of access, using the 
diddlc-dee or other twigs with grass and wool for the lining. The 
three dark reddish eggs are laid in October or November. The 
Johnny Rook is on the list of birds for whose destruction a reward 
is offered, on account of the damage done to sheep and lambs. He 
is always ready to pounce on goslings or other young birds. In 
winter he becomes so tame that he will follow a man carrying a gun 
and may often be seen devouring the remains of a bird as on pages 
41 and 42. 
Brown or Golden Grebe ( Podicipes rollandi). Pages 43, 44. 
This handsome little brown bird looks almost golden in the sunshine. 
The head is dark brown with a white patch behind the eye. The 
nests are built under grass overhanging the water at the edges of 
ponds and streams, or in the shallow ponds themselves. These pond 
nests are constructed of mud, grass, and weeds raised up out of the 
water ; one bird will collect bits of these building materials and climb 
quickly into the nest, bending over the sides to fit them neatly in, 
while the mate swims round to keep off strangers. Nests have been 
found with from one to three eggs in them, from the middle of 
October to January. The eggs are white when laid, but become 
much stained ; the birds sometimes cover them with weeds when 
leaving the nest. The diving powers of these birds are marvellous, 
but they do not seem to fly. They scuttle along over the water and 
appear to be half flying, half running over it. 
Upland Goose (1 Chloephaga magellanica). Pages 45-47. The 
Upland Goose is to be seen in all parts of the Kalklands. The head 
and neck of the male bird are whi e, the breast and underparts being 
barred with black, while the wings, which are grey-black, have 
a noticeable stripe of green and white on the wing-coverts. The 
bill, legs, and feet are of a grey-black colour. The female is 
reddish-brown, with wings and bill similar to those of the male in 
colour, but the legs and feet are yellow. Nests may be found through- 
out the spring and early summer, from August to December. The 
number of pale cream-coloured eggs usually laid is five or six. 
While the goose is sitting, as on page 46, the gander strolls about 
or stands on guard, generally to windward of the nest ; he 
whistles on the approach of any danger. The eggs are eaten early 
in the season, as are the goslings when old enough. The adult birds 
are also used for food, they are considered in perfection when the 
diddle-dee berries (on which they feed largely) are ripe. They eat 
grass to such an extent that the farmers have thousands destroyed 
annually in order to save it for the sheep. 
Kelp Goose ( Chloephaga hybridd). Pages 48-56. This bird is 
ornamental, but not useful, as it is no good for food. It does no 
damage so is allowed to live in peace. A pair of these beautiful 
birds is shown on page 53. They feed only along the beaches, 
where they may be counted sometimes by the score during the 
winter months. Their nests are built near the shore, actually on the 
beach as a rule, that on page 48 was at the foot of a cliff in the dry- 
kelp, lined with down. A nest up on the land is seen on page 49 
with the down partly' covering the three eggs, partly disarranged by 
the goose. The photograph on page 50 is of the same goose settled 
