AMONG THE WATER-FOWL 



some Terns near land, I did not see a single one till 

 we had been fishing half an hour. Then one 

 Greater Shearwater came flying around after some- 

 thing to eat, and presently a Wilson's Petrel. This 

 made me realize that we might yet have company, 

 so I cut out some livers and threw them, piece-meal, 



" PRESENTLY I HAD A PAIR OF GREATER SHEARWATERS BOBBING 

 AROUND THE BOAT, GULPING DOWN LIVER GREEDILY." 



astern, the strong tide carrying them swiftly to 

 leeward. The old method worked like a charm. 

 Presently I had a pair of Greater Shearwaters bob- 

 bing around the boat, gulping down liver greedily, 

 and quite a number of Petrels pattering and flutter- 

 ing about. Still they came, more Petrels and 

 Shearwaters, then several Sooty Shearwaters and a 



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