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weed. At once his manner changed. My touch had 

 broken the spell ; what could be felt could be seen, 

 and, whereas before he had been as motionless as the 

 pebbles about him," his one object now was to get 

 out of sight as speedily as possible. Consequently, 

 time after time, the moment I took my hand from 

 him he was off, and it was only by squeezing the 

 bulb the moment he was released that I succeeded 

 finally in securing his picture on the seaweed. 



Young Terns, apparently, spend at least two 

 days in the nest, during which time they are brooded 





56. Young Tern hiding on rocky beach. 



by the parents ; then they wander about within a 

 limited space seeking the shade of a stone or bit 

 of driftwood, always of course under the parental 

 care. At Penikese, young of the year were seen on 



