2 he Zand I Le/t fiehind Me. 



New Jersey is noted for its bleak, des- 

 olate coast, its marshes, and its pine and 

 cedar forests. These latter are few in 

 number but mighty in their vastness; 

 mile after mile one travels through them 

 crossing .numerous small, inky-black 

 streams. Coming now and then abruptly 

 through the pines, the traveler finds him- 

 self on the verge of the swamp with its 

 black, treacherous, spongy footing, and if 

 he still persists in forcing his way between 

 the cedars and through the thick under- 

 brush, he will become lost in that wild 

 and solemn waste. The wind as it softly 

 mourns and murmurs, tossing gently the 

 tall pines, says many strange things to 

 the mortal who is willful and bold enough 

 to face the solitude of their depths, but 

 withal the place is one well calculated to 

 further the endeavors of the naturalist, 

 and. once there, he is soon lost in contem- 

 plation of the possibilities that lie before 

 him and his whole mind ,becomes thor- 

 oughly in harmony with all this grandeur. 



In these swamps the Heron and the 

 Owl love to dwell; here also is the home 

 of the Turkey Buzzard, while dozens of 

 the smaller species, common in the local- 

 ity, breed unmolested at their stated times. 



Several years ago I visited a typical 

 New Jersey forest, and was richly reward- 

 ed in finding the nests of the Heron, the 

 Summer Duck, the Buzzard, the Clapper 

 Rail, and many others of the smaller spe- 

 cies. Out of the swamps, and nearer the 

 coast, among the scattering gums, I found 

 the Fish Hawks breeding abundantly, and 

 at the water line I loved to watch the 

 Sea-birds in their aimless flight. — W.C. 

 Brownell, Plymouth, Mich. 



— In flying as in bicycle-riding, the points 

 of greatest difficulty are the starting and 

 stopping. 



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