62 BIRDS OF P. E. ISLAND. 



water's edge, or on the unstable crystal of its bosom. 

 Most of these birds pass in great migratory waves 

 annnallv from warmer to colder regions. Thus 

 they jjass our Island twice in a season. In the 

 spring they go more directly northward, many of 

 them being unseen here ; but in the autumn, when 

 they return with their flocks of young, they spread 

 all over these Eastern Provinces filling the bays 

 and marshes with endless troops of wading and 

 swimminu; fowl. 



Autumn days are glorious in Prince Edward 

 Island. The free range of the gilded autumn 

 fields, the blazing forests on the hills, the crystal, 

 dashing streams, the silvery bays, and the soft, 

 dreamy light of the mellow sky that rests its 

 beauty long on our sea-girt hills, make autumn, 

 in many respects, the most delightful season of 

 our year. It is then the bow - winged Plovers 

 come in large, compact flocks, with their soft 

 pij)ing calls and gentle ways, to add fresh charm 

 to the retirement of our streams and quiet marsh- 

 borders. 



The Golden Plover, a beautiful bird, ten 

 inches in length, with its black coat all speckled 

 with golden yellow, is the favorite of the tribe. 



