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me. He apparently came to the conclusion that they were 
not of his own kind, for after looking around for a moment 
he started away, passing almost directly over my box, into 
which he nearly fell when I shot him. Yellowlegs (Zotanus 
meltanoleucus) were very abundant, and I was amused to see 
my friend kill five young birds of that species, one after 
another, which allowed him to walk within shot of them. 
The marsh in which I had placed my “box” extended in 
an unbroken line for nearly twelve miles, and is sheltered on 
either side by sand-hills that rise from twenty to fifty feet in 
height. Here the birds love to feed, especially on a stormy 
day, as they are protected from the wind by the sand-hills, 
and find plenty of food among the rich grass, and in the 
large, shallow pools of brackish water. 
Sandpipers in large flocks were constantly passing and 
repassing ; in fact, I found the shooting here to have all the 
pleasure of deep-sea fishing, in the uncertainty of what would 
next be taken. 
I had just shot a fine specimen of the great Blue Heron 
(Ardea herodias), when a flock of Teal passed on one side of 
me, while a flock of about twenty Plover were passing on 
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