THE AUKS.* 



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The true Auks breed in large companies, in caverns and rocky cliiis, la}-ing only one 

 disproportionately large egg. They obtain their food by diving, iy which they are ma- 

 terially a&.sisted by their wings as well as by their feet. It consists of small fish, Crus- 

 tacea, and other marine animal.s. The young are said to be fed from the crops of th(>ir 

 parents, not only before, but after they are able to leave the place of their birth. 



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