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A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Ida ml*. 



is said, by Mr. R. Dan-ell, the original ones having been extermi- 

 nated about 1840. Possibly the original ones had been introduced at 

 an earlier period, by the settlers. In the spring and fall a large 

 number of other American birds come to the islands to rest for a 





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Figure 10. — The Ground Dove, from life. 



short time during their migrations, and some may remain through 

 the winter. Some of these come regularly, every season ; others 

 only occasionally or accidentally. Among them are various ducks 

 and shore birds, but they are not usually numerous. 



Going eastward from Hamilton, in pleasant weather, the north 

 road is most delightful, for it affords numerous fine views of the 

 adjacent waters, which here are clear and sparkling, and have most 

 surprising tints of sapphire-blue and bright turquoise-blue, chang- 

 ing in the distance to deep indigo-blue or ultramarine, while in 

 shallow water, nearer the shore, the color is commonly emerald-green 

 or beryl-green, constantly varying in tints according to the nature of 

 the bottom, the state of the sky, and the agitation of the surface 



On occasions when a strong northerly or easterly wind is blowing, 

 the north road, eastward of Hamilton, is to be avoided, because it is 

 much exposed to the wind, and in many places the salt spray is 

 apt to be blown across it at such times. The two other roads are 

 much more sheltered from the wind, and have special attractions 

 of their own. The hard, smooth road-beds, composed of the crushed 

 porous limestone, are all well adapted to the cyclists, and many of 

 these are constantly met on the roads, and especially on the north 

 road. 



