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BIRDS OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 
the eggs of the Yellow-crowned Night Heron often selling as high 
as three dollars apiece. 
It had been my intention to make quite a long stay at this island, 
as it offered a fine field for the investigation of the habits of several 
imperfectly known species ; but on the evening of the second day 
after our arrival, the sky became overcast with heavy, black clouds, 
the wind suddenly changed, and as it would be unsafe to remain 
where we were in case of bad weather, we made all haste to weigh 
anchor and put to sea. An hour later, the storm reached us, but 
we were clear of the dangerous ground, and scudded before it. 
close-reefed, in the direction of Inagua. 
