Xll LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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On the Flats September . . to face 164 



" Arctic Northumberland" . . ., 168 



Mallard Drake .... .170 



Mallards Asleep (Midday) ... . 173 



Mallards Springing to Shot "(Daybreak) . . 175 



Wigeon on the "Slake" Hard Frost . . 177 



Sheld-Ducks .185 



Brent Geese among the Ice . . .... 192 



Brent Geese on Feed to face 2uO 



" The Last Resource ". ........ 201 



" Setting " to Geese 203 



Grey Geese on the Sand-bar (" full-sea ") . . , to face 208 

 Scaup Drake Adult . . . ' . ' . , " . , .217 



Scaup Drake Young (November) 219 



Merganser Drake . . . . . . . . . 220 



Group of Small Waders ........ 234 



" On the Scap-point " . . . ,'.... . .241 



Godwit Adult (January) . . 244 



Sea-Pyots , . , . 246 



Cormorants . . . . . . . , . . 249 



A Scientific Shot: Geese Coming Over (High) . . to face 276 

 A " Pensioner " 281 



