. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 286 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. to five hungry mouths that opened pleadingly when they heard my footsteps. The parents sat upon a nearby ledge and teetering tip and down scolded me roundly for my interferance. The food seemed to be principally the larvae of the Salmon Fly and small crayfish judging from the debris scattered arounk the ledge of the nest. All summer long I watched this family, and late in the fall I could see the youngsters yet in tow of the old birds flitting up and down the stream. I should liked very much to have added this set of eggs
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 286 AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. to five hungry mouths that opened pleadingly when they heard my footsteps. The parents sat upon a nearby ledge and teetering tip and down scolded me roundly for my interferance. The food seemed to be principally the larvae of the Salmon Fly and small crayfish judging from the debris scattered arounk the ledge of the nest. All summer long I watched this family, and late in the fall I could see the youngsters yet in tow of the old birds flitting up and down the stream. I should liked very much to have added this set of eggs to my cabinet, but the birds seemed so much a part of this wild stream that I did not have the heart to disturb the little SANDERLING. [Young- in winter plumage showing wing markings. I. 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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