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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
Half-Title, Part II — Turkey Buzzard 
Black Vultures. “They sit in rows upon the adjoining houses ” 
Turkey Buzzard. Sunning itself 
Turkey Buzzard’s portrait. “Not altogether as pretty as a picture” 
Turkey Buzzard. “A fine subject to photograph” 
Black Buzzard on street in Charleston 
Black Vultures. “The fences of the slaughter-pens were fairly 
black with them ” 
Negroes and Black Buzzards on city dumping-ground, Charleston 
Turkey Buzzard. “On pinions majestic the vulture” 
Flock of Laughing Gulls by the quarantine station 
Nest and eggs of the Black Skimmer 
“ Parties of Skimmers were flying about” 
Nest and eggs of the Clapper Rail 
Black Skimmer incubating eggs 
Laughing Gulls hovering over their nests 
Young Common Terns, ready to escape 
Young Marsh Tern hiding 
Laughing Gull on her nest 
Nest and eggs of Marsh Tern 
The American Egret in flight 
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Osprey and nest 137 
Egrets and Little Blue Herons 139 
Young Little Blue Herons 140 
Young Egrets in nest 141 
Egret watching approach of boat 143 
Female Egret on her nest 145 
Young Egrets nearly fledged 149 
