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plumage would be seen in winter, not on the English 

 coast merely, but oif France, Spain and Morocco, than 

 is the case. Piebald Gannets in the plumage of the 

 second year also would not be so rare as, comparatively 

 speaking, they are. 



If this new colony on Bressay is maintained, there 

 will l)e six Gannetries in Scotland, and thirteen for the 

 A\'hole of Europe. As there are only two left in Canada 

 — owing to incessant persecution in the last century — 

 the total number will be fifteen. This is a verj' small 

 total : in fact it is probal>ly less than in the case of any 

 other sea-bird which nests on islands, in large numbers, 

 either in Europe or America. 



