The nest is usually a slight hollow in the ground, hidden by grass or brush; the megapodes, however, bury their eggs in mounds.
A slight hollow dug in the earth in the shelter of bushes or grass is the usual nest.
Hersey, near St. Michael, Alaska, was in a slight hollow on the open tundra with no concealment.
It is merely a slight hollow scraped in the ground and generally without intentional lining of any kind.
Accordingly we passed on for about half a mile in advance, and bivouacked on some rising ground above a slight hollow in which we found water.
At length we descended a valley, and crossing a slight hollow, we commenced the ascent of a gentle inclination upon a beautiful grassy undulation crowned by a clump of large trees.
Her nest is generally found amongst the underwood at the foot of a tree, where she does not appear to try to avoid its being seen, but scratches a slight hollow, lining it with dead leaves and the withered fronds of the bracken.
Sometimes a slight hollow is scratched in the sand or gravel; at others no declivity at all is formed for the nest.
The nest is simply a slight hollow, sparingly lined with a few bits of withered grass, and is situated on wild, unfrequented moors and bog-land.
They commonly lay three eggs placing them in a slight hollow in the ground, generally on the grassy portions of the islands.
Three eggs in a slight hollow on the beach, three feet above high water mark.
Nest a slight hollowin the ground, surrounded by a few sticks.
It consists of a slight hollow in the ground under a thistle-bush or tussock of long grass, and is lined with dry grass and a great deal of down, which is increased in quantity during incubation.
The nest is a slight hollow scratched in the ground under a thistle or in the grass, and lined with a few dry leaves.
The Grey Plover breeds in high latitudes, making a slight hollow in the ground, and employing a few blades of grass.
Ptarmigans pair early in spring, and build their nest of grass, bents and twigs in a slight hollow behind a stone or bush, and lay from seven to twelve eggs.
Their nest is a slight hollow in the ground lined with grasses and usually concealed in a bunch of grass.
A slight hollowin the marshy ground in which the two brownish eggs are laid (2.
Placed in a slight hollow on the ground and lined with grass and leaves; three or four eggs of a greenish buff color boldly marked with brown most heavily about the larger end (1.
Commonly lay three eggs, placing them in a slight hollow on the ground generally on the grassy portion of some island (2.
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