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Bird-Land Echoes. 



weird, wild, laughing loon, another transient visitor 

 here, more common on the coast It keeps care- 

 fully — by day, at least — in the middle of the river 

 at its widest part, and can never be caught napping. 

 Mr. Cram, writing from Southern New Hampshire, 

 says, **The loon is abundant during spring and fall. 

 For two or three hours after sunrise they fly close in 

 shore, and the gunners station themselves on Greai 



Loon. 



Boar's Head and in boats off the point. Hundreds 

 are killed. They have a rapid, direct flight, and as 

 they approach the Head increase their speed to a 

 tremendous rate and dash between the men, some- 

 times flying so low as almost to touch the grass. I 

 am told that the spring flight comes just as the red 

 maples blossom." 



Even after turning our backs upon the pleasant 

 incidents of an eventful day there is a pleasure in 



