LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Thatch Grass Building Out on the Eddy Side of a 



Creek 216 



The Bank Falling Away on the Channel Side of a 



Creek 216 



Islands of Thatch at Low Tide 218 



Marsh and Creek at High Tide 218 



A Marsh Island 224 



The Old Canal 224 



Young Bitterns 234 



In the Upper Reaches of the Castle Neck River . 240 



Group of Birds of the Marsh 244 



The Gunner's Blind and Decoys at the Slough . 248 



Horseshoe Crabs 252 



Rock Crabs and Their Tracks 252 



Mounds Made by Beach Fleas 256 



Circles Made by the Grass Blown by the Wind . 256 



Whelk, Sea Snail, etc 270 



Northern Quahog, Sea Mussel, etc 270 



