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THE GANNET 



should say that the Gannets are the most abundant birds ; 

 certainly they are the largest and most conspicuous. The 

 Kittiwakes make a close second. The Razorbills and the 



[A. C. Bent, Phot. 



CxANNETS ON THEIR NESTS. 



Brunnich's Murres are closely tied for third place. The 

 Common Murres rank about fifth, the Puffins sixth 

 and the Ringed Murres seventh. The Leach's Petrels 

 would come in last, I suppose, though we saw very 

 few burrows and not any birds. Assuming that there 



