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BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA 



which on clear days could be seen from the tops of 

 the higher hills a hazy dot in the sea. Imagination 

 peopled the view with Cartier, Audubon, and his 

 successors, and I could scarcely believe that the 

 scene of the wonders they had described was actu- 



ally on my horizon. But, although only twenty 

 miles away, Bird Rock now seemed more distant 

 than before we had taken the first step of our jour- 

 ney. This in a measure is due to the uncertainty of 

 gulf weather, the strong tides, the sudden and severe 



