BIRDS. 



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on below, when down he came with a swoop and 

 a splash. His portrait was secured from a landing 

 window. 



We discovered that of all kinds of dainties 

 dear to the sea-gull's maw, a piece of cod's liver 



GULLS ON THE WING. 



is the most prized, and it was laughable to see 

 the scramble for each piece as we tossed it into 

 the bay from the billiard-room window of the 

 hotel. The illustrations representing a wait and a 

 scramble were both obtained with the camera 

 resting in a scuttleful of coals, which we lifted on 

 to a window-seat, it being quite impossible to use 

 the tripod. 



