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in the Great South Bay nowadays, Cap- 

 tain ?" asked Corbin. 



* Unct in a while; they beant all 

 gone never teh return, es I 've heard it 

 sed by som' folks. Las' fall I seed 

 a-plenty o' canvasbacks, redhead, an* 

 grayduck es well es swarms o' all th' 

 common birds broadbills, ol' squaws, 

 brents, blackducks, sheldrakes, an* th' 

 coots. Teal don' reg'lar come in th' bay 

 et eny season, but we see 'em in th' 

 fresh ponds of'en, both th' greenwing an* 

 th' bluewing, tho' th' beautiful little 

 green wing which be no bigger 'n a good- 

 sized pigeon be scarcer 'n the bluewing, 

 which be a flock bird, while th' greenwing 

 be mos'ly seen in pairs. Yer frien', Mr. 

 Fieldin', genelmen, he knows all 'bout 

 these things, es I larned las' night. He 

 did n't tell 'em teh me right out like, 

 feelin' perhaps es how I orter know es 

 much es he 'bout th' bay. He sort o' 

 asked me ef this an' thet worent th' case, 

 perlite like, yer know." 



