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an angry or well-frightened Puffin will seize an offending 

 nose, or human hand, bite il severely, and hang on like a Bull- 

 dog. In places where these Birds nest in burrows, sentinels 



OMMON VI I I IV 2. TUFTED PUFFIN. 



3. RHINOCEROS Al KLET. 



are always posted outside, to give the alarm of any approach- 



ing enemy. 



It is to be observed, however, that Puffins do not always 

 nesl in burrows, But frequently they find rock ledges so 



rugged and Broken that they can find i^uul nesting-sites in 

 deej) and narrow crevices, wherein they are reasonably safe 

 from molestation. A Puffin lays Bui one which is large 



