PKEFACE 



the dunes and marshes, but even with visits 

 of a day's duration one can in time cover 

 every date in the calendar. 



The formation of sand dunes and salt 

 marshes is much the same the world over, 

 while the animal and vegetable life of these 

 regions is very similar on both sides of the 

 North Atlantic. This book, therefore, should 

 be of general and not merely local value, and 

 is addressed to all lovers of seashore dunes 

 and marshes and of their wild inhabitants. 



I wish to express my indebtedness to Mr. 

 Walter Deane for botanical identifications, 

 and to Dr. Glover M. AUen for the identifi- 

 cations of mammals. In matters ornitholog- 

 ical I have tried to hold my own with several 

 good friends, among them Mr. William Brew- 

 ster, Dr. Walter Faxon, Mr. Ralph Hoffmann, 

 Mr. Francis H. Allen, Dr. Grlover M. Allen 

 and Mr. A. C Bent, all of whom at times have 

 shared with me the pleasures of these regions. 



Chapter XH, slightly modified, has already 

 been published in the Auk of July, 1912, and 

 I am indebted to the editor for permission to 

 republish here. 



Most of the illustrations are from my own 

 photographs, but I am indebted for several to 



