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THE REASON WHY. 



Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion : bless the Lord, O 

 my soul." PSALM cm. 



gation into immense flocks is a distinguishing feature of several species, espe- 

 cially of the aquatic order, which form separate colonies, building their nests in 

 the same state, though other spots equally adapted are at no great distance. 



Fig. 8k-GIKAFFE FEEDING. 



Hence the Vogel-bergs, or bird -rocks of the northern seas, one of which at West- 

 mannsharn in the Faroe group of islands, seldom intruded upon by man, pre- 

 sents a most extraordinary spectacle to the \isitor. The Vogel-berg lies in a 

 frightful chasm in the precipitous shores of the island, which rise to the height 

 of a thousand feet, only accessible from the sea by a narrow passage. Hero con- 

 gregate a host of bird**. Thousands of guillemots and auks swim in groups 



