108 NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY OP THE BELL ROCK. 



shallow pool. Sea-urchins, though never plentiful here, are 

 occasionally met with, some having been found recently no 

 larger than a pea. On the 20th the advent of the paidle-fish 

 was announced by a small patch of ova underneath a project- 

 ing ledge of rock, and, on the same date, by a reconnoitring 

 "cock." The young of last summer are met with adhering 

 to stones in the shallow pools ; and, contrary to our expecta- 

 tions, though only two inches long, were found to contain 

 spawn. The spring migratory movement has sent but few 

 birds our way this year. A few thrushes, blackbirds, larks, 

 starlings, and a couple of pied wagtails composed our list. 

 By the middle of the month, the longtailed ducks had gone 

 north to nest, and but four pairs of eiders now remain. 



