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THE DUNLIN. 
Some species of these birds, such as the Ring- 
Dotterel, or Sea-Lark, have advantages over other 
birds, with respect to their young, — -on the appear- 
ance of danger, being enabled to carry them out of 
harm’s way. There can be no doubt of this curious 
fact. One of these birds was seen on a rocky shore 
in Anglesey, running over a sandy patch a few yards 
off, accompanied by two young ones. On finding 
herself surprised, she immediately rose with one of 
the young ones, either caught up, or clinging to her 
by its own instinctive efforts. Whether from a wish 
to remain as near as possible, while the other was in 
danger, or from the additional weight, could not be 
ascertained, but her flight was short, and she alighted 
on a rock at no great distance. The remaining little 
one was with difficulty overtaken, as it ran with 
great activity and swiftness, although very young, 
being covered with down, and evidently not long 
hatched. Most of the little birds of this tribe make 
no regular nests, but deposit their eggs, four in 
EGOS OF THE DUNLIN. 
number, either on the bare sand, just beyond the 
high-water mark, or, like the Dunlin, or Sea-Snipe, 
