Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 498
s nest on a rainyday, when there were rushes or grass near thenest to help hide my approach. The nest isat the waters edge, and the bird, slipping in,at once dives and shows itself only when it hasswum under water a long way off. Two eggsis the more common number, but one only isoften a full… … THE LOON. muskrat house for a roost. The other nestwas probably an old one used the previousseason. Herbert K. Job. HABITS OF HERRING-GULLS. Newton, N. J.Dear St. Nicholas : Last summer, while crossingLake Ontario, I was very much interested in watchingthe gulls —the large gray and white birds…
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