Text Appearing Before Image: Great Reeu-warbler (Acrocephahis tiirdoidcs) and Nest. Text Appearing After Image: Yul:s(. bi 111,Mill.L-, (Flalalai lencoiodia). Bird Life in Dutch Marshes 229 one of thcni, 1 am indeed l)ouiid by promise as well asby iiKIinatioii not to reveal the place to any one. or in anyway to endant^er the retreat of these tine birds. A few years ago a colony of them used to frequentanother marsh in th.e neighbourhood, which was subsequentlydrained, and is now cultivated land. They then betookthemselves to their present resort, and in a few years thiswas also drained. Fortunately, however, the expense ofpumping exceeded the value of the reco\ered land, whichwas indeed almost worthless, and after several thousandpounds had been spent the place was allowed to revertinto its original state, and the Spoonbills and other featheredinhabitants returned to find shelter and safety once more inthe reed-beds of this most interesting meer. It is indeed a most charming place for an ornithologist—full of lasting interest and delight, where he can revel inthe sight of many banished birds
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