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masses of fish are thrown ashore, feathered scavengers 

 are always alert. 



Frogs always suggest storks to our minds, the rela- 

 tion being of course solely a gastronomic one, and indeed 

 most of the near relatives of the frog pay their tithe to 

 birds in a similar way. 





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FIG. 121. Wild Mouse, the most frequent victim of birds. 



Turtles, lizards, and snakes enter largely into the food 

 of certain birds, some of which, such as the Secretary- 

 bird and our native Road-runner, are adepts in the cap- 

 ture and killing of members of the latter division of 

 reptiles. Certain sea-eagles subsist chiefly upon sea- 

 snakes. 



