AMONG THE WATER FOWL. 



The Rev. H. K. Job has written a book 

 which bears the above title, and which has 

 recently been issued by Doubleday, Page & 

 Co., New York. Mr. Job tells many in- 

 teresting stories of days and weeks spent 

 on lakes, rivers and marshes, studying and 

 photographing the various species of water 

 birds with which he came in contact. In 



idea of the character of this work by 

 quoting from the author's preface : 



"The beautiful bird pictures of Audubon 

 fascinated me as a child and made me love 

 the birds and begin to watch such of them 

 as could be found in the home garden in 

 the suburbs of Boston. By the time I was 

 old enough to be trusted afield, the limits 



GREATER SHEARWATERS. THESE BIRDS ARE NOT JUST ALIGHTING; IT IS a CUSTOM OP 



SHEARWATERS TO PROPEL THEMSELVES OVER THE WATER BY FLAPPING WITH 



THEIR WINGS. IN ADDITION TO PADDLING WITH THEIR WEBBED FEET 



other words, he has for years past been 

 hunting with a camera instead of with a 

 gun, and this volume records some of his 

 most interesting experiences. He is a man 

 of wonderful patience and perseverance, and 

 in the present volume he has given to the 

 world a great deal of valuable information 

 and many pictures illustrating the life and 

 habits of the water fowl, as only an en- 

 thusiastic and persistent student could ever 

 know them, I can best give the reader an 



of the city became too narrow, and I began 

 to roam abroad, seeking out the haunts of 

 the birds. In due time I had formed a 

 considerable acquaintance with all the 

 familiar songsters, and many others. Soon 

 I came to feel a special interest in the 

 shyer and more mysterious species that the 

 average youngster knew nothing of. Hawks 

 and owls were my especial delight, and 

 to discover their nests no effort was too 

 great a price to pay. 



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