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ally prove too much for him, eluding all his attempts 
to gain access to them. 
Prominent among the many attractive objects which 
may engage the attention of the young naturalist, 
while tarrying by the sea-side, are those active and 
beautiful little creatures, the Plovers and Sand Pi- 
pers. The species which frequent the whole line of 
Sand Piper. 
our sea-coast are quite numerous, and the study of 
their habits would alone afford entertainment and oc- 
cupation for nearly a whole season. See how beau- 
tiful and graceful are their motions as they course 
along the sand, stopping to examine the shells which 
the tide in its recess has left upon the beach, or fol- 
lowing the retreating breakers to pick up the minute 
shell-fish borne in by the wave. 
Among these we can hardly fail to notice the Ring 
Plover, Wilson's Plover, and the Piping Plover, — 
the latter a most beautiful, active, and lovely little 
