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Pictures of Bird Life 



was ill Eiifflish, thev could not luive understood u single 

 word of its contents. 



On first landiii"' liere among tlie pine-trees not many birds 

 were seen, only a few Kites and an Eagle, and accordingly we 

 turned along tlie shore, where were some Avocets and 



Two Nests of .Spoonbills (^Flatalca Icucui ikIki ). 



Redshanks. They were, howe\'er, very wild, and there was 

 no appearance of their ha\'ing begun to nest. 



Following the muddy banks of a small creek led us to 

 some marshy ground grown over with immense rushes, from 

 which we disturbed some half- wild pigs. Presently small 

 waders, like Dunlins, Knots, and Kinged I'hn ers. began to be 

 more numerous, and large flocks of birds could be seen in 



