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Bird - Lore 



THE YACHT AVOCET 



abandoned eggs were found. They had 

 been washed off the rocks by a recent 

 storm. This is an illustration of the 

 natural vicissitudes to which these birds 

 are subject, and which make human pro- 

 tection so necessary under present con- 

 ditions. The lobstermen of the region do 

 not, as a rule, distinguish between the 

 two species of Terns, but call both 

 "Mettrix." 



Elusive Petrels 



No casual observer walking over one 

 of these colony islands would dream that 

 any specimen of the "Mother Gary's 

 Chicken" was near; but under the edges 

 of logs, stumps, and boulders, openings 

 to underground passages may be dis- 

 covered. Run your hand into one of 

 these, and you are pretty sure to find a 



MR. FORBUSH ERECTING A BLIND ON GREAT DUCK ISLAND. AUDUBON WARDEN 

 JOSEPH M. GREY ON THE LEFT 



