62 LONDON BIRDS 



almost any voyage northward more particularly one 

 is sure to see sitting about in parties on the water, 

 scarcely taking the trouble to lift themselves or do 

 more than dive for a few moments as the steamer 

 splashes by. 



With the misguided Willock of Russell Square this 

 chapter comes to a fit end, leaving us such is the 

 magic of every branch of natural history under a sky 

 clear from the pollutions of London dirt and London 

 smoke. 



