. Bird lore . actively, in evident enjoyment of their natatorial powers,while the parents, who rarely if ever alight on the water, watched themfrom the shore. Possibly here was an explanation of the value to Terns ofwebbed toes. Functionless in the adult, they are of service to the youngbefore the power of flight is acquired. Terns have ceased to nest on the once teeming sand-bars of LongIsland, but two good-sized colonies of these beautiful birds inhabit Gardi-ners Island, and their presence adds immeasurably to the attractiveness ofthe beach-life. On the beach I also found the plaintive-voic
. Bird lore . actively, in evident enjoyment of their natatorial powers,while the parents, who rarely if ever alight on the water, watched themfrom the shore. Possibly here was an explanation of the value to Terns ofwebbed toes. Functionless in the adult, they are of service to the youngbefore the power of flight is acquired. Terns have ceased to nest on the once teeming sand-bars of LongIsland, but two good-sized colonies of these beautiful birds inhabit Gardi-ners Island, and their presence adds immeasurably to the attractiveness ofthe beach-life. On the beach I also found the plaintive-voiced PipingPlover, a bird now so rare that in all my wanderings I have never encoun-tered it before. Only ten or twelve of these birds were seen, and searchfailed to reveal the eggs or young which they gave evidence of us hope this little band of survivors may escape the dangers of themigratory season, and with ever-increasing progeny return each year to thesheltering beaches of Gardiners THE SIGNAL AT THE FIRE-PLACE
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