HOW SEA-BIEDS KEEP HOUSE. 



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[F you climb one of the hills about San Fran- 

 cisco or Oakland on a very clear 

 day, you can see the ocean stretch- 

 ing out into the far west. Perhaps 

 you will also see a ship just coming 

 in from China, or a steamer just 

 leaving for the Sandwich Islands. 

 How small the vessels look, like 

 little specks on the surface of the 

 great salt sea. 



Probably there are plenty of birds flying around 

 the ships, but they are so far away that you can- 

 not possibly see them. But if you look closely 

 beyond the ships, and if there is no fog, you can 

 see two small islands which seem to rise up out 

 of the water, just where 

 the sea and sky come to- 

 gether. 



These small islands are 

 called the Farallones, and 

 they are the home of a few 

 men and their families, 



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REFERENCE TOPICS. 



Tlie horizon. 

 Ownership of islands. 

 What are rooks? 

 Lighthouses. 

 Xestiiig of other birds. 

 44 Home, sweet home/' 



