. The oist . ard side of theislands and among the jagged rocksnear the summits. On the way over to the islandsseveral of the Boy Scouts became ex-ceedling ambitious to study themarine gardens judging from the fre-quency in which their heads were con-tinually over the side of tihe boat. We arrived on South Island at little Launch steamed into thecove in due time. A shout burstforth from the boys throats. Welanded on the leeward ledge at thesouth side of the cove. This is theonly safe landing place on the is-land. Everywhere the surging seais pounding away at the cliffs and itwould be s
. The oist . ard side of theislands and among the jagged rocksnear the summits. On the way over to the islandsseveral of the Boy Scouts became ex-ceedling ambitious to study themarine gardens judging from the fre-quency in which their heads were con-tinually over the side of tihe boat. We arrived on South Island at little Launch steamed into thecove in due time. A shout burstforth from the boys throats. Welanded on the leeward ledge at thesouth side of the cove. This is theonly safe landing place on the is-land. Everywhere the surging seais pounding away at the cliffs and itwould be suicidal to attempt to landa skiff on the port side or at southpoint. Seal lions are numerous andthey enjoy the rough, surging sea onthe port side. They would go tobog-ganing into the sea when our boatwould circle the island and when thecaptain blew the whistle. The adultswould leave their babies on theguano-covered ledges under the stareof the noon-day sun. Our first interest upon landing was THE 0OL0QI6T 177. Nest and Eggs of the Snowy Heron Photo for Dr. Shufeldt. 1>8 THE 00L0QI8T to visit pelican point and to see thebrown pelican at home. The boyswere wild to see baby cormorantsand infant pelicans. It took us anhour to reach the point, scaling cliffsand crags, and dodging cacti bushesand looking out for rattle were informed that the islandwas alive with Pacific Coast one point, we counted 56neists containing young pelicans inall stages of development. Very fewnests contained eggs. I brought backnine sets of California Brown Pelicaneggs (Pelicanus Californicus). Theywere all advance, but I managed toblow them with some degree of satis-faction. I also brought back a youngpelican about four weeks old—, male. We returned to the launch late inthe afternoon. The boys saw theirfirst infant cormorant in an rookerynear the waters edge. They are cer-tainly queer looking birds. The nestsare well placed on guano-coveredledges on the most precipitous c
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