. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. LETTER XIX. 133 looking through the clear green water, I was relieved to see my young friend leisurely walking about the sandy bottom, as if he had no immediate intention of revisiting the upper regions of air, and evidently quite at ease, though it must have been his first taste of salt I have two or three times seen the Oyster-catcher in a rather unusual position—namely, on a newly-ploughed field, as if searching for worms.'' ^?A-^^^--^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced fo


. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. LETTER XIX. 133 looking through the clear green water, I was relieved to see my young friend leisurely walking about the sandy bottom, as if he had no immediate intention of revisiting the upper regions of air, and evidently quite at ease, though it must have been his first taste of salt I have two or three times seen the Oyster-catcher in a rather unusual position—namely, on a newly-ploughed field, as if searching for worms.'' ^?A-^^^--^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas


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