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FAMILIAR WILD 3IRDS. 



and their habit of keeping- close to the waves,, they must 

 very often escape observation. 



The flight of the Stormy Petrel is easy, graceful, and 

 rapid, and capable of long sustentation. Its usual habit 

 of progression is a sort of running paddle on the surface 

 of the water, the wings being freely used to assist in the 

 process. 



These birds usually fly directly in the teeth of the wind, 

 and it is often a source of great astonishment how so small 

 and light a creature can progress so easily against a gale, 

 that compels the spectator to seek some support even to 

 retain an upright position. 



