Mopern CtuiFF-DwWELLERS 
plunge like an arrow into the wave with a force 
that suggests concussion of the brain, disappearing 
for some seconds, and then fluttering up with the 
fish which is seldom agile enough to escape such 
an onslaught. 
It was interesting to hear the Keeper tell about 
the’ birds, ~ “After the breeding-season they all 
scatter, and very few feathered creatures are seen 
during the long winter but files of hardy Ducks, 
like the Eiders, as they fly along the lanes in the 
driit-ice. “What an experience: it must be to re- 
main isolated from the world, in all those bitter, 
fearful storms, beyond human help for months at a 
time! No wonder these brave and hardy people 
rejoice over the return of the birds in the spring. 
Records of this and other phenomena have been 
kept at the request of scientific societies or of the 
Government, and I will quote a little from the 
ledger. A record of temperature, by the way, is 
also kept, and other meteorological facts. The 
highest recorded temperature on the Rock was 73 
degrees, Fahrenheit. During the daytimes of our 
stay the mercury indicated from 48 to 55. Who- 
ever visits the Bird Rocks, even in summer, should 
wear winter clothes and not forget a heavy overcoat. 
Here is a calendar of the arrivals of the birds in 
March 14. 1 dozen Kittiwakes 
Sis. 2dozem KMittiwakes 
Té.. 100: Kitttwakes 
cs 18. 500 Kittiwakes. Disappear for a few 
days 
‘22. 1000; Kittiwales 
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