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Rh and I am glad of an opportunity to modify statements made in the article previously mentioned, to the efifect that all ground nests were composed of grasses, while those placed in the mangroves were constructed of sticks. There was, therefore, in 1898, a constant relation between the nature of the nest and its location, showing either consistency in the selection of a site or surprising adaptability in habit. In i8go, however, a number of ground nests were found to be made of sticks, one e idently erected on another, rising to a height of nearly three feet (see photograph on page 8).

A CORNER OF PELICAN ISLAND The iicst on the youns; cabhagr p.ilmcitn in the background, with a bird upon it. is shown in detail on opposite pate To yield to the temptation to redescribe the wonders oi Pelican Island would only result in a repetition of what I hae already written. I ma, however, state that this second isit fully confirms my opinion that Pelican Island iluring nesting time is b far the most fascinating place it has ever been m fortune to see in the world of binis. Hut this estimate of its charms only serves to increase the desire that tiiis colon of remarkable birds may be preserved. The islam! is very accessible, the Florida law affords Pelicans no protection, and a part' of (pnll - hunters might easily kill practically all the inhabitants of Pelican island within a