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THE GANNET 



day the eyes are open, and are dark hazel, the beak dull 

 slate, white at the point.* 



The first illustration is the portrait of a very young 



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[Edgar Erans, Phot. 

 NO. 1. NESTLING GANNET. 



nestling, photographed on the Bass Rock by Mr. Edgar 

 Evans, on June 24th, 1899 (photograph No. 1). This nestling, 

 which exhibits a little down, chiefly upon the back, and 



* "Rough Notes," by E. T. Booth. Vol. ITT. 



