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BIRD STUDIES WITH A CAMERA 



mer, and the Grosse Lslo " .season " was in full swing. 

 There was a school picnic one ilay ; on another, serv- 

 ice was held in the little white chnrch on the hill- 

 side ; but, as I considered the deathlike quiet which, 

 as a rule, reigned in the village, I wondered what 

 life must be there in winter. Then the entire Mag- 

 dalen group is frozen in a sea of ice, which renders 

 communication with the mainland (except by cable, 



generally out of 

 repair) impossi- 

 ble. When the 

 K e breaks in the 

 ^jiimg, seals ap- 

 peal and furnish 

 a hazardous occu- 

 ])ation to those 

 who are venture- 

 ^ Some enough to 

 \^^^ .' "F> %'^^^ go in pursuit of 

 ' mMa ^^ ^' '' ' ; < ''* "^^ them — a fo]-m of 



agme is eagerly 

 welcomed after 

 the lethargy of 

 winter. AVitli us 

 the Magdalens 

 \\'i're (inly a. step- 

 ping - stdUC to 

 Bird Rock, but 

 while prc^paring for the continuation of our jour- 

 ney io that point we took some note of our sur- 

 roundings. 



The Magdalens haiV(^ an interesting avifauna, liut 



