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pared to that of blowing over the mouth of 
an empty bottle and which are coincident 
with the distention of the orange patches on 
the sides of the neck. 
Mr. Keniston stated: “I should judge that. 
there would be at the present time (from all 
sources of information and observation) a- 
bout 600 Heath Henson thisisland. Ido not 
believe that this is by any means an over es- 
timate.” He also stated that there were a- 
bout 50 birds feeding within a mile of Res- 
ervation house. He said that during the first 
- months of 1917 and before he was connected 
with the Reservation, he understood that a- 
bout 30 Heath Hens were sent to Long Is- 
land, but they all died; they would not eat. 
I suppose it was a condition of fatal nostal- 
ois. 
On the morning of May 10, we had a fine 
chance to observe the Least Terns. They 
are smaller than a Robin, and, oftentimes, 
can be heard up in the air out of sight. They 
were fishing for minnows by the borders of 
