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the ways and habits of fishes, birds, and mammals 

 beneath the water. Few can read the chapter on 

 the Otter and the Seal without reahzing that the 

 author has provided a new a\enue, an orit;inal 



Dr. Ward estimates, that a bird weighing 6 to 8 

 pounds will consume at least 15 pounds weight 

 of lish per day ; sonic authorities place the amount 

 even higlier. Moreover, an extraordinary large 



KiNi.l'iSHER : Kepohc ;ilttr a .Me: 1. 

 (From Wttrd s '* A'ii'iial Lift- under Wa'er." } 



Standpoint, from which oiu' future observations 

 must be made. 



The chapter on the Cormorant \\ill appeal to 

 those specially interested in birds. It is a i)i rd 

 that ci-.nsumes an enormous number of fish. 



amount can be taki'n at one lime, thus he men- 

 tions a bird taking fifty herrings fed to it. How- 

 does this bird manage to catch this large amount 

 of fish? Dr. Ward suggests that as the cor- 

 morant races through the water, tlie " fiash. 



