88 BRITISH BinnS' NESTS. 



the Bass Rock, Lnncly Island, and many suitable 

 places on the islands lying to the north and west 

 of Scotland ; also off the Irish coast. Our illustra- 

 tion was procured at Ailsa Craig. 



Materials. — Seaweed, bits of turf, moss, and 

 grass, sometimes in large quantities. 



Egg.- — One. White or bluish-white, covered like 

 that of the Cormorant, with a thick coat of lime, 

 which quickly becomes soiled and dirty by being 

 trodden upon. The one represented in our illustra- 

 tion (forming the frontispiece to this work) had the 

 thick end pointing directly towards the camera, 

 so that the foreshortening has given it a somewhat 

 round appearance. Size about 3 by 2 inches. 



Time. — May and June, 



Hemarlxs. — Resident, but subject to much local 

 movement. Notes loud and harsh. Local and 

 other names : Solan Goose, Common Gannet, Solan 

 Gannet, Soland Goose. Gregarious, and sits very 

 close. 



GARGANEY. 



Descri2)tion of Parent Birds. — Length about 

 sixteen inches. Bill fairly long, straight, and black. 

 Irides light hazel. Crown and back of head dark 

 brown, which colour passes down the back of the 

 neck, ending about the middle in a point. Back 

 dark brown, the feathers being bordered with a 

 lighter tinge of the same colour. Wing-coverts 

 ashy-grey, scapulars elongated and narrow, white 

 in the centre, and black round the edges ; the 

 transverse reflecting patch on the secondaries is 

 green, bordered with white; primaries brow^nish- 

 black ; tertials grey ; tail greyish-brown. A w^hite 

 stripe commences in front of the eye, passes over 



