IN THE LAND OF NORUMBEGA III 



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In the winter of 1893 a snowy owl was 

 shot on this land, and eagles are also 

 occasionally to be seen during the year. 

 In the early morning, between sunrise and 

 six, the sweet song of the white-throated 

 sparrow could be heard ; he is one of the 

 finest songsters in the Maine woods, and 

 as he stands on the top of a waving spruce 

 and pours forth his song, who would not 

 listen ? This little minstrel often bears 

 the proud title of "song thrush" here in 

 his island home. 



The backs of crabs and ^ 

 sea urchins I found in great | 

 numbers along the shores ; ' ^. 

 the coloring of the latter ^/' 

 was exquisite. Great blue ',;^, 

 and night heron could be 

 seen standing at low tide in 

 the water in search of the 

 small fish that abound in 

 the shallow inlets. I heard 

 the soft whistle of a yellow- 

 leg as he flew over the bay 

 on the morning of August 

 5th, and the chattering of red squirrels 

 broke the silence. The note of a golden- 

 crowned kinglet came from the woods as 



