On Crag and Sea-cliff. 



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Doves. But with the approach of spring a great 

 change comes over the scene, and Gulls and Auks 

 begin to assemble once more upon the famous cliffs. 

 Large numbers of eggs, especially of the Guillemot, 

 are taken every season, and prove a welcome source 

 of income to the intrepid climbers who risk their lives 



The Razorbill. 



in gathering this somewhat unusual harvest. From 

 the summit of the cliffs but little can be observed 

 of the stirring scenes going on upon the rock 

 face. The ground at the top is too sloping to peer 

 over, and it is only here and there where the sea 

 has made a deep indentation, and a view of the cliff 

 face can be seen from the opposite side of the gorge, 

 that we can obtain some faint idea of the bird 

 wonders of the place. For more years than "the 



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