Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, ltd. · leaf 248
ned with a few bits of dead grassor moss, and at others entirely bare. The eggs generally number from three tofive, although as many as seven or eight maybe found where the natural food of the speciesis very plentiful. They are white and ovalin shape. As in the case of other owls, the youngones in… … The Widgeon ALTHOUGH this beautiful duck is veryL abundant on our coast and inlandlakes during the autumn and spring, fewpairs stay to breed with us, and those gener-ally in the extreme north of Scotland and theOrkney and Shetland Islands. Its real homeis in the Arctic regions, where it nests…
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