SHORE FISHING. 



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family likeness to those of other birds which lay in similar 

 positions. 



On the shore men and boys were fishing in the following 

 manner : 



They had long lines with a number of hooks on at regular 

 intervals, which were baited with mussels. One end of the line 

 was pegged into the sand ; the other was heavily weighted with 

 lead. They had a throwing-stick with a slit at one end. Into 

 this slit the line next the weight was introduced. With the 

 aid of the stick the line was thrown out a considerable distance. 



OYSTER-CATCHER. 



After being allowed to rest some time it was hauled in, and 

 the fish taken off. In this way they caught flat-fish and small 

 codlings, and some of them had accumulated a large heap of 

 fish. 



Two boatmen came up to the boys, and asked them if they 

 would like a sail. " We'll take you for an hour for sixpence 

 each." 



