SOME FAMOUS BIRD TRAVELERS 



is continuous. The birds, therefore, have twenty- 

 four hours of daylight for at least eight months 

 in the year, and during the other four months 

 have considerably more daylight than darkness." 

 What wonderful lives these famous bird trav- 

 elers live ! Almost constantly they are on the go. 

 The scene is ever changing. Here today, they 

 are hundreds of miles away tomorrow. Once 

 the brief nesting season is over they are free for 

 the rest of the year and in their winter homes 

 may wander whither the fare is most to their 

 liking. But we must not forget the dangers to 

 which their long journeys expose them. Thou- 

 sands fall by the way; and of those that leave us 

 in the fall possibly not more than half return 

 the following spring. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY 



Where are the Bermuda Islands? How far are' 

 they from the nearest land? When were they dis- 

 covered? To whom do they belong? What bird 

 travelers visit them? Where are the Bahamas? 

 When and by whom were they discovered? What 

 part did birds play in their discovery? Where are 



