N. 0. Geological and Economic Svrvkt. 



PLATE B 



1. Collecting a nest, with nearly grown young, of Great Blue Heron. Great Lake, 



Craven County. 



{Photo by B. n. Briinlei/.) 



Asc 







Young Black Skimmer crouching and hiding in bunch of seaweed. Note the protective colora 

 tion. Royal Shoal. Pamlico Sound. 



(Photo by H. H. Brindcy.) 



