. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. 174 1!II<" .STUDIES WITH A CAMERA wind drove ttie waves to the rock-set base of our islet with terrific force, making landing or dejiarture out of the question. We had cimie just in time. The light prohibited successful photography, and the day was devoted to collecting and preserving specimens and exploring the Rock. We had arrived in the height of the nesting sea- son, all of the seven species breeding on the Rock having eggs and young in various
. Bird studies with a camera : with introductory chapters on the outfit and methods of the bird photographer . Birds; Photography of birds. 174 1!II<" .STUDIES WITH A CAMERA wind drove ttie waves to the rock-set base of our islet with terrific force, making landing or dejiarture out of the question. We had cimie just in time. The light prohibited successful photography, and the day was devoted to collecting and preserving specimens and exploring the Rock. We had arrived in the height of the nesting sea- son, all of the seven species breeding on the Rock having eggs and young in various stages of develop- ment. It was evident, however, that the number of eggs and young was small as compared with the number of adults, a condition which was explained by Ca,ptai]i Bourque"s statement, that he thought about five thousand eggs had been taken from the Rock by fishermen that year. These were the eggs of Murres and Razor- bills, the former being the most abundant birds on the Rock. Both the Cijmmon and Briinnich's Murre were present, but I am unable to say which was the inore numer- ous. There were also a few of the singular, so- called " Ringed " Mur- res," a bird whose standing is in doubt, some ornitlnjlogists regarding it as a distinct spe- cies, others as an individual variel y. Both species of Murre laid their single pecidiarly marked eggs on the l.)are shelves or ledges in the. s;i. Mum. 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 Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945. New York : D. Appleton
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