SENTINELS OF THE 
SURF 
( Continued, from page 429) 
species of destructive beetles. They 
also perform important services by the 
consistent extermination of vast num- 
t bers of mosquitoes. These facts, to¬ 
gether with the necessity of adequate 
protection from a moral and aesthetic 
standpoint, should warrant the earnest 
efforts of all thinking sportsmen and 
legislators in giving these valuable 
I birds the protection they deserve. By 
this is not meant that a foolish policy 
savoring of morbid sentimentalism and 
“soft-headedness” of restricting or 
abolishing all shore-bird shooting is 
necessary, but the sane enactment of 
local laws where needed due to peculiar 
conditions in certain localities would 
tend to bring our shore birds back to 
some semblance of their former num¬ 
bers of the early eighties when the de¬ 
crease in their numbers was first very 
conspicuous. 
One of the first steps to be recom¬ 
mended to sportsmen in the matter of 
wise conservation should be a knowl¬ 
edge of the means of identifying the 
various species together with informa¬ 
tion concerning the main essentials of 
their life histories and habits. Much 
useless destruction of some of the rarer 
species has been caused through the 
inability or neglect of shooters to iden¬ 
tify certain ones as species not on the 
“open list.” As an aid in this direc¬ 
tion as well as a matter of interest to 
I all scientific and broad-minded sports¬ 
men who realize that the size of the 
bag is by no means the most momen- I 
tous element in a day’s shooting, it may 
be well to consider at least the four 
unprotected species from this stand¬ 
point. 
Greater or Winter Yellowlegs: The 
summer plumage of this bird consists 
of a mottling of black and white on the 
Savage Model 1899 
lever action 
Note the hammerless, solid 
breech. Nothing can get into 
jam that powerful action. 
Built for .22 hi-power; .250- 
3000; .30-30; .300; .303. 
That smooth powerful action 
never fails 
When you reach for your Savage, 
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A Savage is light, too—not an extra 
ounce anywhere. But so perfect is the 
balance that a Savage holds steady 
as a rock. 
And your soft-points are never 
dented. You can cram the magazine 
full without fear of battering a nose. 
For each cartridge is gripped at the 
base—recoil can’t reach them. 
seasoned hunters for deer and medium 
size game at moderate ranges. 
.303. A hard, knockdown hitter— 
has dropped deer, bear and caribou 
for 20 years. 
.250-3000. An all-around rifle. Ter¬ 
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gun for mountain sheep, goats, and 
deer at extreme ranges. 
.300. Delivers a crashing blow. Pow¬ 
erful enough for any American game. 
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upper surface. The breast is white 
heavily streaked with black, the throat 
white and the upper tail coverts white 
barred with black. The rest of the 
under parts are white irregularly 
marked with black, while the middle of 
the belly is almost pure white. The 
bill, which measures about two and 
one-third inches in length, is black and 
the legs yellow. The total length of 
this species* averages about fourteen 
inches. 
The greater yellowlegs is most easily 
identified by the color of its long legs, 
which dangle conspicuously on alight¬ 
ing and by its prominent white tail, 
which is equally noticeable as the bird 
comes to rest. 
This species, while still very abun¬ 
dant and rather widespread through¬ 
out the country, is by no means as 
numerous as in former years, nor as 
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American game 
.22 hi-power. The amazing Imp. 
Ideal for woodchuck, fox and wolf. 
Accurate at long and unknown ranges. 
.30-30. The old reliable—choice of 
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Department 131, Utica, N. Y. 
Owners and Operators of the 
J. Stevens Arms Company. 
Savage Model 1920 
bolt-action 
Note the solid locking 
lugs, short throw of 
bolt-handle. There’s 
strength and speed 
there. It won’t jam. 
Built for .250 - 3000 and 
.300. 
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