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seemed to postpone for some time the fulfillment 

 of these desires. It was, therefore, with much 

 gratification that the following statement was 

 found in Job's "Among the Water-Fowl": 

 " An expensive outfit is entirely unnecessary. In 

 case my own experience may prove an encourage- 

 ment, let me say that all my pictures in this book 

 were taken with an ordinary 4x5 focusing cam- 

 era, rapid rectilinear lens, and bellows of 12 

 inches draw, that cost me less than $20." 



Thus encouraged at the possibility of securing 

 the necessary outfit at a small expense, inquiries 

 were made, and through a friend, attention was 

 called to a second-hand outfit adapted to bird- 

 photography, which was secured for about twenty 

 dollars, and which proved fairly well fitted for the 

 purpose. It was a 5 x 7 camera, which is too large 

 and heavy for field work. In this has been used 

 a kit and 4 x 5 plates altogether. A 4 x 5 camera 

 is better adapted to bird-photography, as it is 

 very seldom that one needs a larger plate, and 

 in tramping through the country the larger size 

 is quite a burden on a hot summer day. 



Ki7id of Camera. — As birds are compara- 

 tively small objects, it is necessary for the camera 

 to be placed quite near the object to be photo^ 

 graphed in order to secure a sufficiently large 



