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more community of interest between this crea- 

 ture and the fish which swim under the waves 

 than with the swallow which flies above them. 



All told, I think that I saw eighty species of 

 birds during my two weeks' wandering in Cape 

 Breton. Had I taken my tame owl Puffy with 

 me, I should doubtless have seen more, for he 

 would have drawn many shy birds round him 

 which found no difficulty in secluding themselves 

 from me. The island is certainly remarkably 

 good ground for bird study ; species are many, 

 and individuals numerous. The combination of 

 ocean, bay, inland lake 'both salt and fresh, for- 

 est, and mountain is one which favors diversity 

 and stimulates abundance. 



