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by silently paddling up the ditches and creeks 

 in a small, railing skiff when the tide is at its 

 height. This is done to the best advantage after 

 an overflow of the meadow r s. Like the grass 



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plover, it is said to lay four eggs of a pale, olive 

 color, variegated with blackish spots. We were 

 informed by a man who has killed great numbers 

 of these birds for the market, that they some- 

 times become so sedgy as seriously to affect their 

 sale. He attributed this to some change in the 

 character of the marshes in the neighborhood of 

 Salem, Alloway's, and other creeks, where he 

 was in the habit of shooting. 



