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thing which bears the faintest resemblance to a bird 
and a brother. It is well for his admirers that such 
is his nature; and although the wide appreciation 
of his merits certainly causes great destruction among 
his ranks, still the vast flocks which, sometimes for 
days togevher, fly past, within sight of the stands, 
unshot at, seem to warrant the hope that the hour 
of the final extinction of his race is very far distant. 
Taking the Long Island railroad to Greenport in 
the early part of September, and having encountered 
and overcome the ordinary delay and difficulty of 
obtaining a sailboat to further prosecute our voyage, 
we find ourselves at Jast gliding on the waves of the 
beautiful bay, past Shelter and Gardiner’s islands, 
and approaching the long low line of the Nepeague 
beach. With a favorable breeze we may expect to 
be landed on the smooth sand in a little cove, about 
one mile from our destination, in two hours from 
our time of departure; but if the wind is adverse 
and the fates unpropitious, we may have to follow 
the path to Lester’s in the dark, which will require 
our best instincts, aided by the guidance of the dis- 
tant booming of the surf, and the assistance of our 
especial guardian angel. 
Once there, however, and we will be repaid for 
our sufferings; we may find a table covered with 
* South-side ” delicacies, and bearing in the centre 
a huge dish of beautiful, odorous, melting plover, 
cooked to a turn, and we will undoubtedly meet 
kindred spirits and generous sportsmen who are on 
the same errand as ourselves. As we dispose of the 
