AMONGST THE ISLAND BIRDS. EARLY MAY 15 
there revealed the quiet rippling waters 
down below. 
Around us were some cooing doves. A 
VIl: ‘THERE SHE SAT AMIDST IT ALL IN . QUEENLY 
STATE, HER SNOW-WHITE MAJESTY’ (MALE AND 
FEMALE SWANS). 
blackbird sang continuously to his mate 
somewhere upon her eggs, to cheer her 
loneliness and make her pass the incubation 
time contentedly. A sedge warbler chir- 
