88 BRITISH BIRDS' NESTS. 



the Bass Rock, Limdy Island, and many suitable 

 places on the islands lying to tlie north and west 

 of Scotland ; also off the Irish coast. Our illustra- 

 tion was procured at Ailsa Craig. 



Materials. — Seaweed, bits of turf, moss, and 

 grass, sometimes in large quantities. 



Egg. — One. White or bluish-white, covered like 

 that of the Cormorant, with a thick coat of lime, 

 which quickly becomes soiled and dirty by being 

 trodden upon. The one represented in our illustra- 

 tion (forming the frontispiece to this work) had the 

 thick end pointing directly towards the camera, 

 so that the foreshortening has given it a somewhat 

 round appearance. Size about 3 by 2 inches. 



Time. — May and June- 



Bemarhs. — Resident, but subject to much local 

 movement. Notes loud and harsh. Local and 

 other names : Solan Goose, Common Gannet, Solan 

 Gannet, Soland Goose. Gregarious, and sits very 

 close. 



GARGANEY. 



Descrijytion of Parent Birds. — Length about 

 sixteen inches. Bill fairly long, straight, and black. 

 Irides light hazel. Crown- and back of head dark 

 brown, which colour passes down the back of the 

 neck, ending about the middle in a point. Back 

 dark brown, the feathers being bordered with a 

 lighter tinge of the same colour. Wing-coverts 

 ashy-grey, scapulars elongated and narrow, white 

 in the centre, and black round the edges ; the 

 transverse reflecting patch on the secondaries is 

 green, bordered with white; primaries brownish- 

 black; tertials grey; tail greyish-brown. A white 

 stripe commences in front of the eye, passes over 



