WILSON'S SNIPE. "THERE WAS THE BLESSED SNIPE AT HER VIGIL" 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



HALF-TITLE Man-o'-War Birds 



FRONTISPIECE Brown Pelican. " I 'm all ready now " 



TITLE-PAGE Sooty Terns 



PREFACE Kittiwakes and a Gannet, North Bird Rock. " Strong 



wings make them masters of the elements " vii 



CONTENTS Nest and eggs of Wilson's Snipe xv 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Wilson's Snipe. " There was the 



blessed Snipe at her vigil " xvii 



