THE BIRDS OF COBB^S ISLAND, VIRGINIA 69 



country and their efforts to arouse interest in bird study 

 and prevent the wearing of bird feathers have met with 

 much success. 



But these movements came too late to save the terns of 

 Cobb 's Island. Almost as if by magic the vast rookery was 

 destroyed, and as though Nature wished to forget the 

 scene of such bloodshed and suffering, the storm king- 

 roared down upon its beaches one autumn, and now noth- 

 ing is left but a mere strip of sand barely half a mile in 

 length. 



THOUGHT QUESTIONS 



Were you ever on the seashore; if so, what birds did you see? Were 

 you ever in a marsh; if so, what birds did you see there? Why do rails 

 not live on the open ground instead of keeping hidden away in the tall 

 grass ? Do you think terns and gulls should be killed for their feathers ? 



