AMONG THE WATER-FOWL 
some Terns near land, I did not see a single one till 
we had been fishing half an hour. Then one 
Greater Shearwater came flying around after some- 
thing to eat, and presently a Wilson’s Petrel. ‘This 
made me realize that we might yet have company, 
so I cut out some livers and threw them, piece-meal, 
““ PRESENTLY I HAD A PAIR OF GREATER SHEARWATERS BOBBING 
AROUND THE BOAT, GULPING DOWN LIVER GREEDILY.”’ 
astern, the strong tide carrying them swiftly to 
leeward. The old method worked like a charm. 
Presently I had a pair of Greater Shearwaters bob- 
bing around the boat, gulping down liver greedily, 
and quite a number of Petrels pattering and flutter- 
ing about. ~. Still ‘they scame;> more qetecls and 
Shearwaters, then several Sooty Shearwaters and a 
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