Anglesey 



They appeared to be fairly common along the 

 Anglesey cliffs, for I saw three pairs with young 

 between the Dinmor and the Caregonen rocks. 



Here also we came in touch with the pere- 

 grine one evening when returning from the latter 

 point. We were descending from a rocky upland 

 tract to pass along the shore of a small bay, at the 

 farther side of which a high block of cliff presented 

 a west face similar to that of Dinmor, when a bird 

 got up from the rocks near us, and, flying out over 

 the water of the bay, kept up a continuous rasping 

 cry, resembling the syllable "Crek!" The same 

 cry was taken up immediately at the farther side 

 of the bay, and we saw another bird sail out 

 from the cliff head, circle about, and then return 

 to a ledge high up the cliff, where it settled 

 without ceasing from crying. Taking note of the 

 spot by the aid of the glass, we descended to the 

 shore, and reascended to the top of the cliff on 

 the farther side. During the whole time of our 

 approach both birds maintained the monotonous 

 rasping cry, but when we emerged on the cliff top 

 and went toward the place below which we had seen 

 the female perch, the latter beat round in wilder 

 flight, and raised her cry to such a pitch of frenzy 

 as to cause it at times to " break " in her throat. 

 The bird's bill was held open continuously whilst 

 the cry was emitted, and the latter had a nasal twang. 

 The precipice was a clean drop of several hundred 

 feet, beetling slightly at the top, the position being 



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