BRITISH BIRDS. 167 



middle of the neck, and the under parts are white; legs and 

 feet reddish grey. Length, 1 foot 1 inch. 



Food — sea creatures of all kinds. 



The nest is placed in precipitous places on the coast, at 

 the mouth of a rabbit burrow, or a hole excavated by the 

 birds themselves ; one egg only is laid, white with grey 

 shading. 



In the foregoing pages an attempt has been made to give 

 a general notice of the more remarkable birds of the mother 

 country ; some, no doubt, have been omitted, but, as a rule, 

 these are unimportant, from the infrequency with which 

 they occur, or their doubtfulness as real British species. 



