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" take hold " of it and bear it past the place it intended 

 to alight upon. 



As when dealing with " Taking Flight," I illustrated 

 my remarks by photographs of the Gannet, it may be 

 well now to continue with the same bird, and to try to 

 follow some of its actions when alighting. 



In Figure 1 the Gannet is approaching, intent on 



FIGURE 3. — MAXIMUM OF RESISTANCE. 

 {Photographed by Bentley Beetham.) 



alighting. The pace is comparatively slow, and is 

 being continually lessened, and the course of the bird is 

 being steadied by the trailing feet. The position of its 

 home is not indicated in the picture : it was on the top 

 of the column of rock, the base of which is vaguely 

 suggested at the left-hand side of the print. Each time 



