64 BIRDS 



ing birds, standing on a partly submerged spit. They 

 were all facing one way and with their freakish-looking 

 bills and definite black, white and red coloring, pre- 

 sented an unusual and interesting picture. After care- 

 ful stalking, I got within picture range and secured a 

 fair photograph of the group. I met this bird on more 

 intimate terms in the Laguna de la Madre two years 

 later, near Corpus Christi, Texas. 



