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rapidly vibrating' wings, gradually ascending until on a plane 

 above the nest burrow, when they either circle near it if any 

 disturbance has been the cause of their departure, or drop 

 down upon the mouth of the burrow with a thud. In their 



Carroll Islet. 



Figure 5 



Tufted Puffin (Luiida cinhata). Mouths 

 of nest burrows, on a steep slope. 



circles near the surface of the island the legs are held stiffly 

 out ready for alighting. Once perched they stand at attention 

 for some time before diving headlong into the burrow. The 

 portrait in figure 2 was taken from the cover of bushes about 

 four feet from a nest burrow on the instant after the bird had 

 turned its head in response to a slight noise made for the pur- 



