I have seen this bird's nest in the Outer Hebrides, where it is fairly common. It also breeds on the mainland of Scotland and in Ireland. The nest is generally placed close to the edge of some mountain tarn or loch, and is a mere depression trodden in the peat earth, sometimes scantily lined with bits of dead bent or water-weeds. The eggs number two, of a dark brownish-olive, frequently greenish, spotted with blackish-brown, and underlying markings of a lighter character.

THE BLACK-THROATED DIVER.

The Black-throated Diver breeds in the Outer Hebrides and on the mainland of Scotland. It places its nest, which is made of reeds and aquatic weeds, lined with grass, on the shingle of mountain-loch shores and small islands. The eggs number two, dark olive-brown, or buffish-brown, spotted somewhat sparingly with blackish-brown and umber-brown. The eggs need careful identification, else they are likely to be confused with those of the Red-throated species.

[INDEX]

[A]
Auk, Little, [69]
[B]
Bittern, [33]
Blackbird, [29]
Blackcap, [46]
Black Redstart, [62]
Blue Tit, [46]
Brambling, [63]
Bullfinch, [22]
Bunting, Black-headed, [65]
" Cirl, [60]
" Common, [56]
" Snow, [90]
Buzzard, [60]
[C]
Capercailzie, [35]
Carrion Crow, [44]
Chaffinch, [23]
Chiffchaff, [51]
Chough, [58]
Cirl Bunting, [60]
Cole Tit, [68]
Coot, [55]
Cormorant, [66]
Crake, Spotted, [90]
Creeper, [66]
Crossbill, [32]
Crow, Carrion, [44]
" Hooded, [55]
Cuckoo, [48]
Curlew, Common, [55]
" Stone, [75]
[D]
Dartford Warbler, [61]
Dipper, [52]
Diver, Red-throated, [91]
" Black-throated, [91]
Dotterel, [69]
Dove, Ring, [26]
" Rock, [69]
" Stock, [61]
" Turtle, [66]
Duck, Eider, [43]
" Wild, [47]
" Tufted, [75]
" Pintail, [83]
Dunlin, [36]
[E]
Eagle, Golden, [43]
" White-tailed, [42]
Eider Duck, [43]
[F]
Falcon, Gyr, [57]
" Peregrine, [54]
Fieldfare, [57]
Fly-catcher, Pied, [36]
" Spotted, [62]
[G]
Gadwall, [75]
Gannet, [67]
Garden Warbler, [53]
Garganey, [76]
Golden-crested Wren, [27]
Golden Eagle, [43]
" Plover, [37]
Goldfinch, [21]
Goose, Grey Lag, [73]
Goosander, [77]
Goshawk, [73]
Grasshopper Warbler, [43]
Grebe, Little, [35]
" Great Crested, [77]
Greenfinch, [28]
Greenshank, [80]
Green Woodpecker, [30]
Grey Wagtail, [64]
Grouse, Red, [25]
" Black, [89]
Guillemot, Common, [68]
" Black, [77]
Gull, Black-headed, [50]
" Common, [30]
" Herring, [44]
" Great Black-backed, [89]
" Lesser Black-backed, [88]
Gyr Falcon, [57]
[H]
Harrier, Montagu's, [86]
" Hen, [87]
" Marsh, [87]
Hawfinch, [61]
Hawk, Kestrel, [25]
" Merlin, [33]
" Sparrow, [45]
Hedge-Sparrow, [52]
Heron, [49]
Hobby, [87]
Hooded Crow, [55]
Hoopoe, [84]
House Sparrow, [25]
[J]
Jackdaw, [25]
Jack Snipe, [57]
Jay, [24]
[K]
Kestrel, [25]
Kingfisher, [30]
Kite, [39]
Kittiwake, [78]
[L]
Landrail, [38]
Lapwing, [31]
Lark, Shore, [67]
" Sky, [37]
" Wood, [32]
Lesser Whitethroat, [41]
Linnet, [23]
[M]
Magpie, [22]
Marsh Tit, [69]
Martin, House, [51]
" Sand, [39]
Meadow Pipit, [35]
Merlin, [33]
Merganser, Red-breasted, [79]
Missel Thrush, [53]
Moorhen, [31]
[N]
Nightingale, [31]
Nightjar, [33]
Nuthatch, [29]
 [O]
Oriole, Golden, [85]
Osprey, [85]
Ouzel, Ring, [59]
" Water, [52]
Owl, Barn, [31]
" Long-eared, [40]
" Short-eared, [78]
" Tawny, [43]
Oyster-catcher, [68]
[P]
Partridge, [46]
" Red-legged, [70]
Peregrine Falcon, [54]
Petrel, Stormy, [34]
" Fulmar, [76]
" Leach's Fork-tailed, [84]
Phalarope, Grey, [42]
" Red-necked, [84]
Pheasant, [48]
Pied Fly-catcher, [36]
" Wagtail, [48]
Pintail Duck, [83]
Pipit, Meadow, [35]
" Rock, [65]
" Tree, [36]
Plover, Golden, [37]
" Green, [31]
" Kentish, [60]
" Ringed, [82]
Pochard, [62]
Ptarmigan, [54]
Puffin, [58]
[Q]
Quail, [67]
[R]
Rail, Land-, [38]
" Water, [56]
Raven, [23]
Razor-bill, [71]
Red-backed Shrike, [58]
Red-legged Partridge, [70]
Redpoll, [26]
Red-shank, [39]
Redstart, [28]
" Black, [62]
Redwing, [40]
Ringdove, [26]
Ring Ouzel, [59]
Robin, [26]
Rock Dove, [69]
" Pipit, [65]
Rook, [24]
Ruff, [41]
[S]
Sanderling, [70]
Sand Martin, [39]
Sandpiper, Common, [41]
Scoter, [64]
Seagull, Common, [30]
Shag, [74]
Shearwater, Manx, [83]
Shieldrake, [40]
Shore Lark, [67]
Shoveller, [42]
Shrike, Red-backed, [58]
Siskin, [27]
Skua, Common, [38]
" Richardson's, [88]
Skylark, [37]
Smew, [65]
Snipe, Common, [50]
" Jack, [57]
Sparrowhawk, [45]
Sparrow, Hedge, [52]
" House, [25]
" Tree, [63]
Spoonbill, [54]
Spotted Fly-catcher, [62]
Starling, [22]
Stint, Little, [39]
Stock Dove, [61]
Stone-chat, [34]
Storm Petrel, [34]
Swallow, [44]
Swan, Mute, [74]
Swift, [50]
[T]
Teal, [29]
Tern, Sandwich, [71]
Tern, Arctic, [72]
" Common, [72]
" Lesser, [72]
" Roseate, [82]
Thrush, Common, [28]
" Missel, [53]
Tit, Blue, [46]
" Bearded, [82]
" Cole, [68]
" Great, [29]
" Long-tailed, [70]
" March, [69]
" Crested, [74]
Tree Pipit, [36]
" Sparrow, [63]
Turtle Dove, [66]
Twite, [87]
[W]
Wagtail, Grey, [64]
" Pied, [48]
" Yellow, [73]
Warbler, Dartford, [61]
" White, [85]
" Blue-headed, [86]
" Garden, [53]
" Grasshopper, [43]
" Marsh, [89]
" Reed, [80]
" Sedge, [79]
Water Ouzel, [52]
" Rail, [56]
Wheat-ear, [34]
Whimbrel, [80]
Whinchat, [64]
White-tailed Eagle, [42]
Whitethroat, [27]
" Lesser, [41]
Wigeon, [38]
Wild Duck, [47]
Woodcock, [49]
Woodlark, [32]
Woodpecker, Green, [30]
" Great Spotted, [65]
" Lesser Spotted, [78]
Wood Warbler, [81]
Wren, Common, [24]
" Golden-crested, [27]
" Willow, [79]
Wryneck, [27]
[Y]
Yellow-hammer, [56]