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The downy youno' are dusk\' brown 

 above and lighter beneath, fig. 29. The nests 

 are placed in cavities of rocks, beneath loose 

 slabs, in caves, and sometimes in the shelter 

 of creeping vines. The eggs are deposited 

 from March loth to April loth. 



Flight, sw^ift and direct in the daytime 

 but more erratic by night, when the birds 

 visit their breeding grounds. 



Cries, w4ien the birds are annoyed, harsh 

 and discordant; the breeding notes, given on- 

 ly in the night, are mellow and musical. 

 They are uttered in a minor tone when the 

 bird is fl\'ing, like,'' qne-ar-a-var\ accented on 

 the second and final sylables, but mainly on 

 the second, with the last prolonged. 



Excepting when nesting, occurs far out 

 on the open ocean, and even w^hen breeding, 

 is seldom seen within sight of land in the day 

 time, visiting its nest in the night only. 

 Audubon Shearw\ater is found in the warmer 

 portions of the Atlantic Ocean. Breeds on the 



