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Life of Aiiduhon. 



ture is exhausted, and so but few }'oung ones are raised. 

 These wonderful nurseries must be finally destroyed, and 

 in less than half a century, unless some kind government 

 interposes to put a stop to all this shameful destruction. 

 The wind blows here from the south-east, and it brings 

 rain continually." 



The following episode epitomizes what Audubon saw 

 or learned about the men engaged in hunting eggs on 

 those wild and desolate islands. 



