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The Wilson Bulletin — No. 66. 



pose, and less than two seconds after it had plumped down up- 

 on the mouth of the burrow. The next second he was gone, 

 frig-htened by the snapping of the shutter. He circled back to 

 the vicinity of the nest six times before finally venturing to re- 

 Carroll Islet. Figin-e 



Tutted Puffin {Luiicia cirrhata). 

 egg in a brush-nest. 



A nest and 



main long enough for a shot, and had caused me to wait nearly 

 an hour in a cramped position and be the target of a family 

 of scolding Wrens. But the picture is worth it. 



The Puffins seemed to be wholly silent as to voice. The 

 startled bird made no exclamation even when leaving a nest 

 burrow which one was probing into. 



