. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. 164 ^^^'^^^ ^^^^ ^Sgs- I watched him, admiring the rippling sweep of his \omenos ^ig^t, like the run of a cat's-paw breeze ^uitost across a sleeping lake, and the clear blue of his crest against the deeper blue of summer sky. Under him his reflection rippled along, like the rush of a gorgeous fish through the glassy water. Opposite my canoe he checked himself, poised an instant in mid-air, watch- ing the minnows that my paddle had disturbed, and dropped bill first —plash ! with a silvery tinkle in the sound, as if hid
. Fowls of the air [microform]. Birds; Game and game birds; Oiseaux; Gibier. 164 ^^^'^^^ ^^^^ ^Sgs- I watched him, admiring the rippling sweep of his \omenos ^ig^t, like the run of a cat's-paw breeze ^uitost across a sleeping lake, and the clear blue of his crest against the deeper blue of summer sky. Under him his reflection rippled along, like the rush of a gorgeous fish through the glassy water. Opposite my canoe he checked himself, poised an instant in mid-air, watch- ing the minnows that my paddle had disturbed, and dropped bill first —plash ! with a silvery tinkle in the sound, as if hidden bells down among the green water weeds had been set to ringing by this sprite of the air. A shower of spray caught the rainbow for a brief instant; the ripples gathered and began to dance over the spot where Kos- komenos had gone down, when they were scattered rudely again as he burst out among them with his fish. He swept back to the stub whence he had come, chuckling on the way. There he whacked his fish soundly on the wood, threw his head back, and through the glass I saw the tail of a minnow. 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 Long, William J. (William Joseph), 1866 or 7-1952. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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