Letters

SIRS,--We are inclined t o think t h a t Mr. Charles E . AHord in his letter re the. above (antes, p . 331) is perhaps n o t altogether correct when he remarks t h a t the conditions under which we made observations " must be considered rather artificial," for, after all, during the breeding-season a t a n y rate, this species is t o be found on, and pre sumably obtains its food from, inland waters ...