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great green eggs which are sometimes collected 

 on the Farallone Islands, and sold in the city 

 markets, like the eggs of common fowls. Alto- 

 gether, the sea-birds help very much to enliven 

 the view and to render the sea-coast attractive. 



Whenever you go to the sea-shore, 3^ou know 

 that you are going where fishes abound, and yet 

 you may see but very few, as most of them keep 

 well off the shore when the tide is low. But if 

 you are near a fishing-village, you will greatly 

 enjoy seeing the boats come in and the catch 

 brought on shore. 



There will be Rock-cod and Flounder, and 

 Salmon and Mackerel, besides many strange forms, 

 all of them interesting, and many of them very 

 bright and shining as they come out of their 

 native element. 



There are many creatures which swim in the 

 ocean that are not fishes at all. There are the 

 Whales, for instance. Here on the west coast we 

 often have a chance to see whales, for they pass 

 up and down the coast as the seasons change. In 

 Monterey Bay I have seen many of these huge 

 creatures swimming rapidly, and occasionally 

 coming up to breathe. 



A fish does not need to come up to breathe, for 

 he has gills, over which the water passes, and in 



