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THE STRANGELAND BIRD LIFE 
From time to time he was moved from his 
mother’s lap to his father’s without being wak¬ 
ened at all. At last, after many hours he awoke 
again feeling very hungry. His head did not 
seem so heavy. With a great effort he lifted his 
head and looked about him. Then he tried to 
say he was hungry. His proud parents under¬ 
stood, and he was at once fed by his mother 
while his father looked smilingly on. Very 
soon he was toddling about his little home, bid¬ 
ding fair to grow large and strong very rapidly 
and be just the kind of a boy old tramp, Stormy 
Petrel was looking for to take with him on his 
