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watch these little creatures rise and take a fly and 

 quickly dive to the bottom of their native pond 

 with it. I have no doubt but that in fairly clear 

 water a photograph could be obtained of them in 

 the act of seizing their prey. 



GOLD FISH. 



More as an illustration of what may be done 

 with a camera in this way, than for its appropri- 

 ateness from a natural history point of view, 1 have 

 had the accompanying photograph reproduced. It 

 represents a number of gold fish swimming in a 

 pond upon which a handful of crumbs was thrown 

 to attract them to the surface. The picture was 

 made from the top of a little stone bridge. 



