One of the young ones is clinging to its mother and has its long
prehensile tail coiled round hers.]
[Illustration: SURINAM TOAD (_Pipa Americana_) WITH YOUNG ONES HATCHING
OUT OF LITTLE POCKETS ON HER BACK]
[Illustration: STORM PETREL OR MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKEN
(_Procellaria Pelagica_)
This characteristic bird of the open sea does not come to land at all
except to nest. It is the smallest web-footed bird, about four inches
long. The legs are long and often touch the water as the bird flies. The
storm petrel is at home in the Atlantic, and often nests on islands off
the west coast of Britain.]