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FAMILIAR WIIJ) BIRDS. 



Tlie note of the Gaiinet is a harsh discordant croak, 

 resembling the sylhibles carra often repeated, and modified 

 in different ways, it is most usually heard durin<^ the 

 breeding-- season or when the birds are fishing or disturbed. 



It is stated that the (iannet requires four years to arrive 

 at maturity, and tiiat until the bird has attained this age it 

 does not breed. 



They are easily kept in confinement if taken from the 

 nestj and will become very tame, l)ut are very expensive to 

 keep, as the quantity of tish they consume is something 

 enormous, j y 



