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THE GANNET 



The Cellular Tissue Jiext the Skin. — Another point to be 

 remarked on in the Gannet, is the cellular tissue next the 

 skin, stretched between the tips of the roots of the feathers. 



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CELLULAR TISSUE UNDER THE SKIN. 



On the Gannet's under-parts these roots project iuAvards 

 through the skin and through the above-mentioned 

 transparent tissue, to the extent of nearly a quarter of 



