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lined with feathers, and rather under the shade of a bush 
of Myrica gale which grows plentifully in this bog. I had 
the pleasure of seeing the nest, but unfortunately there 
were no eggs. After trying in vain to find another nest, 
we marked the spot and left. Mr. Bean returned in a few 
days, and found eggs in this and another nest very near 
it, from which the one I sent you was taken/' I am sorry 
to say that Mr. Tuke has since told me that the York and 
Scarborough Railway will destroy the privacy of this 
retreat. 
Mr. Henry B. Milner tells me that the Pochard breeds 
rather numerously on Hornsea Mere, an inland lake not 
more than a mile from the sea, and in the East Riding of 
Yorkshire. They breed in the middle and end of May, 
and usually place their nests very near the water's edge, 
but that he has in a few instances found them some dis¬ 
tance off. 
The egg figured, which is from the collection of Sir Wil¬ 
liam Milner, has been kindly sent to me for that purpose. 
