Congdofb-—Saskaich ewan Birds. 
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distance from the place, and hid behind a clump of willows, 
hoping that the birds would settle. One of the birds, however, 
followed to the hush, flew 1 about, and repeatedly dashed directly 
towards the observer, rising just in time to avoid the willows. 
The attempt to discover the nest was finally given up. 
Oh July 14, a pair of Marbled Grodwits and four nearly full- 
grown, young were seen feeding on the shore of a muddy pooh 
Both a mature and a young bird were taken. The plumage of 
the young bird is markedly different from that of the mature 
bird. It is generally lighter colored, being marked on the wing 
by a white bar and, at the base of the tail, by a band of white. 
By the middle of August the Godwits had formed flocks and, 
in company with other shore birds, were observed feeding on the 
mud flats about the outlet of Water-hen Lake. 
273. Kilrdeer. 
Aegialitis vocifem (Linn.). 
This noisy Plover was everywhere abundant, generally being 
seen about the shore of a lake or other body of water. The bird 
is very wary and rarely, if ever, allows itself to be approached 
while on the nest. Therefore, it is rather difficult to discover 
the spot where the eggs are laid. Little attempt is made at nest- 
building; a slight depression in the earth, with perhaps a few 
blades of grass for a lining, serving as a nest. The place chosen 
is often a grass-covered knoll or rise of ground not far from 
water. Otoe nest observed was merely a hollow in the sandy 
shore of an island, there being no lining whatever. Another 
nest was situated on a chip pile only a rod or so from a house. 
This nest contained young birds on July 20. On June 6, eggs 
were found almost ready to hatch. The number laid is gen¬ 
erally four. 
In shape the eggs are pyriform, quite pointed at the small 
end. Their color varies from dirty white to drab, more or less 
heavily marked with different shades of brown often verging 
almost into black. Their size is about 1.55x1.10. 
