IO2 About the FeatJiercd Folk. 



and cherish to this day Stanley's 

 " Book of Birds," is thumbed 

 almost to illegibility. In these 

 days of libraries and cheap lite- 

 rature it is easy enough to study 

 ornithology, if one cares to do so ; 

 and there may be belter authorities 

 now than either of my dear old 

 friends. 



What I am at in this tiny book 

 of mine is not so much to tell 

 about birds, but to rouse a love 

 for the beautiful creatures which 

 can help us to do our own work 

 in the world more happily and 

 more gratefully. For that is one 

 of the uses of the dumb creatures 

 did you know ? 



There are a score of places where 

 one can see the delightful sight of 

 a cliff-colony besides the Island of 

 Canna. It is by no means necessary 

 to go all the way to the Hebrides 

 to behold the cliff-birds at home. 



I once saw a magnificent colony, 



