BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE GANNET. 



GAN, SOLAND OR SOLAN GOOSE. 



(Sula Bassana, Briss. Fou blanc, ou de Bassaii, 

 Temm.) 



THE Gannet is generally about seven pounds in 

 weight, three feet in length, and six in breadth. 

 The bill is of a pale or lead-coloured blue, six 

 inches long, a little jagged on the edges, strong 

 and straight to the tip, which is inclined a little 

 downwards: the upper bill is furnished with a 

 distinct rib or ridge, running along from the tip 

 nearly to its base, on each side of which it is fur- 

 rowed, without any visible appearance of nostrils : 

 the tongue is small, and placed far within the 

 mouth, all the inside of which is black : a darkish 



