94 BIRD-LIFE IN A SOUTHERN COUNTY. 



some cases going up to tidal limits. Both kinds 

 of river are frequented, such as the flat, shallow 

 Teign or Exe, or the deep and hill-confined Dart. 

 Many kinds of wading birds are to be met with 

 in the vicinity of these southern estuaries during 

 autumn, winter, and spring, but as these birds 

 are more addicted to mudflats than to the water, 

 we will reserve our account of them for a future 

 chapter. 



