ON THE SHORE 



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"So do I," had 

 echoed Olive ; 

 " there is always 

 something to 

 carry, and every- 

 thing seems 

 either to fall out 

 of girls' pockets, 

 or to be smashed 

 flat." 



"If you will 

 only promise not 

 to turn into 

 boys, I will fur- 

 nish you with 

 pockets," the 

 Doctor had said, 

 and he had kept 

 his word as 

 usual. 



" Did I say 

 four Herons?" 

 he now asked. 

 " Yes, to be 

 sure ; there are 

 two more that 



will interest you — the Snowy Egret or Bonnet Martyr, 

 and the Great Blue Heron or Blue Giant." 



" Bonnet Martyr ? What a strange name for a bird ! 



Why do you call him that ? Do they live about 



here ?" asked Nat. 



" They do not live so far north as this, though they 

 2b 



Snowy Egret or Bonnet Martyr. 



