. A bird collector's medley. Birds. SHORE SHOOTING FROM A BOAT. 15 quills are white. We noticed—and we had good opportunities of doin,t,'so, for we spent hours at the bar in zealous but vain endeavours to get a shot—that the majority of the Richardsoiis, which varied in ground colour from light buff to dark brown, were to a certain extent albinos. They also seemed to tly within easv range of everybody except ourselves. On one occasion three of us waded into the water from opposite points and fairly enveloped a Skua while engaged in the pursuit of a Tern ; but even then, when a shot seemed cert
. A bird collector's medley. Birds. SHORE SHOOTING FROM A BOAT. 15 quills are white. We noticed—and we had good opportunities of doin,t,'so, for we spent hours at the bar in zealous but vain endeavours to get a shot—that the majority of the Richardsoiis, which varied in ground colour from light buff to dark brown, were to a certain extent albinos. They also seemed to tly within easv range of everybody except ourselves. On one occasion three of us waded into the water from opposite points and fairly enveloped a Skua while engaged in the pursuit of a Tern ; but even then, when a shot seemed certain, it suddenly rose straight up and eluded us, the only result being a ducking for one of the trio who incautiously stepped into a submerged We decided after this to give tiie boat another trial, and the following day saw us early eii route for tiie bar. We bagged one or two Lapwings at the start, and then, passing the mud-flats without a stop, made straight for the estuary's mouth. As we turned the last corner, we espied in the distance the well-known form of the Skua, harrying as usual the flock of unoffending Terns. We were conscious also of a marked change coming over the movements of our boat ; we were getting into rough water. We anchored, and it got still rougher as the wind rose, and the Skua showed no signs of coming within range. Proposals for a stroll along the shore became more and more frequent, and at length, when one bold spirit suggested lunch, B bluntly stated that he should enjoy his better on the land. Others seemed to think likewise, and the onh' one who actualh* did lunch in the boat was the 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 Arnold, E. C. London [Eng. ] : West Newman & Co.
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