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other sight of the little sailor bird. One unaccustomed to 
such a scene would be apt to exclaim, ‘ Poor little thing! It 
is buried amidst the foam!’ Have a little patience. See! 
there it is, once more, as lively as ever, and ready to master 
the approaching billow. Its descent among the waves may 
have been merely in search of food, for it is only betwixt 
the waves, while inshore during a storm, that the bird can 
descend for that purpose. The bird is known in our locality 
by the curious term of the ‘nor-a-wa-wifie,’ from the sup- 
position that it comes from Norway.” 
The rocky coasts along the east shore were the most 
attractive scenes for our naturalist. Not only the wildest 
scenery, but the wildest birds, were to be found in that 
quarter. Gamrie Mohr and Troup Head were especially 
favorite places. We have already described Edward’s ad- 
ventures near the former headland. Here is his description 
of his visit to Troup Head: 
“Sailing in a little bark, with a gentle breeze blowing, I 
had ample opportunities of viewing the various birds as 
they approached, and as they flew past. Passing in front 
of the several sea-fowl nurseries of Troup, I beheld scenes 
truly magnificent—scenes which could not have failed to 
create feelings of the deepest interest in a mind capable of 
appreciating the sublime and beautiful workings of nature. 
Having landed at the most famed of these nurseries, in or- 
der to view the scene with advantage—here, I thought, as 
I gazed at the white towering cliffs which had laughed to 
scorn the angriest scowl of the most mighty wave that ever 
spent its fury at their base, and defied the stormiest blast 
from the icy north; where the largest gull in its midway 
flight appears no larger than the smallest of its kind; where 
the falcon breeds beside and in perfect harmony with the 
other inhabitants of the rocky cliffs; where multitudes of 
birds, of various forms and hues, from the snowy whiteness 
of the kittiwake to the sable dye of the croaking raven, 
have found a resting-place whereon to build their nests and 
