LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Thatch Grass Building Out on the Eddy Side op a 



Ceeek . 216 

 The Bank Falung Away on the Channel Side of a 



Cheek ... . . 216 



IsiiANDS of Thatch at Low Tide . . . • 218 



Marsh and Creek at High Tide 218 



A Marsh Island . • 224 



The Old Canal .....== 224 



Young Bitterns . . . . 234 



In the Upper Reaches op the Castle Neck River 240 



Group op Birds of the Marsh 244 



The Gunner's Blijto and Decoys at the Slough 248 



Horseshoe Crabs . . . . 252 



Rock Crabs and Their Tracks . 252 



Mounds Made by Beach Fleas . 256 



Circles Made by the Grass Blown by the Wind 256 



Whelk, Sea Snail, etc. . . 270 



Northern Quahog, Sea Mussel, etc. . . . . 270 



