BIRDS OF PEA. SEMARSH 



That flocks are left alive to migrate says 

 volumes for their intelligence. 



The most beautiful relative of the wild Goose 

 is the wild Swan. A few are still left and every 

 spring make their way to their nesting places 

 in the Arctic. One of their greatest dangers of 

 the journey is at the great waterfall of Niagara. 

 Frequently they alight at night in the smooth 

 water above the fall and when asleep are ap- 

 parently carried down into the current, and 

 then nothing can save them from being swept 

 over the falls. Often some are wounded by be- 

 ing swept against blocks of ice, others are only 

 stunned and would recover and go on their 

 way, but frequently are killed by men that lay 

 in wait for them. Geese and Ducks are also 

 sometimes taken in this way. It is to be hoped 

 that the migratory law for the protection of 

 birds can be enforced to prevent these 

 noble travellers from being slaughtered while 

 struggling to free themselves from the danger 

 of the mighty waterfall. 



A wild Swan was found recently wounded 



on the ice on the shore of Lake Erie, near 



Dunnville, by a Mr. Docker and rescued by 



him. This magnificent bird had met with mis- 



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