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upon it that I can see. Now this young bird is 
nearly, if not quite, as large as the grown one, and 
only to be distinguished from it by its unadorned 
- brown plumage and the paleness of the skin where 
naked. There is no doubt at all, I think, that it 
must long have been swimming, since I have seen 
smaller and younger-looking birds doing so. The 
young shag, therefore, must be fed for some time 
after leaving the nest, and taking to the sea. 
