PLATE VIII. 



Fia. 1. — Xo Cats here. 

 A nest of Wilson's tern, undisturbed on an island where no cats lived. 



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Fio. 2. — The Cat's Work. A Wanton Killing. 



Remains of a motlier tern as found; killed by a cat. Thousands of these birds killed on their 



nests by cats on Muskeget. See page 57. (Photograph by Mr. Howard H. Cleaves.) 



