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TWO ATLANTIC COAST ISLANDS 



The Nest on the Yoke-house 



from which the bird might be photographed on its home. A 

 camera was therefore erected some forty feet away, and a 

 rubber tubing, attached to a shutter, led to my hiding place 

 in the basement of the Fish Hawk's dwelling. It required 

 close attention to detect the sound of the bird's foot-fall on 

 the floor above, but when assured of its return, I could stand 

 boldly in the doorway and, with the aid of a bicycle pump, 

 make an exposure at my leisure. 



