LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
XIX 
Young White Ibises and Louisiana Herons 
Young White Ibis on its nest ^6 
“ Contained four young Snowy Herons ” 
Spoonbill and Ibis watching the intruders 
Young Roseate Spoonbills in nest 6o 
Adult Little Blue Heron, from the boat 6i 
Ibises and Cormorants leaving the rookery. “ My first pic¬ 
ture ” 63 
“ Another lot of Ibises started up ” 67 
Young Anhingas. “ The coveted opportunity ” 69 
Telephoto picture of an Ibis and a Louisiana Heron 71 
Young Florida Cormorants 72 
Louisiana Herons. “ Young in their rude home” 73 
Young Little Blue Heron. “ Stood very sweetly for his picture ” 75 
Cormorants, Ibises, and a Heron. “ Fluttering from the low 
mangroves” 77 
A vision of Cuthbert Lake, with an Anhinga 79 
“One of these Fish Crows kept hovering close around me ” 82 
Sooty Terns. “They settle down upon the sand” 83 
Sooty Terns. “ Alone among the birds ” 85 
The nesting Noddy. “ A case of love at first sight ” 87 
Sooty Terns. “ Thousands of wings are fluttering ” 89 
Man-o’-War Birds at their roost 91 
Sooty Tern over egg 93 
The little pier. “The Noddies and Man-o’-War Birds love to 
roost on it ” 95 
Noddies. “ The male stands beside his mate as she broods ” 97 
Sooty Tern. “ With rather long, pointed wings ” 99 
