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grounds, and never heard them utter a cr}', 

 but, judging from the vocal organs, the 

 sounds which is produced cannot be as loud 

 nor as varied as those of the other two spe- 

 cies described. 



It is noteworthy that the cries of Gannet 

 and Cory Gannet are pitched in a key that 

 varies greatly from the sounds produced by 

 high winds or by waves beating upon a 

 rocky shore or reef. 



When 1 was on Bird Eock in the Gulf of 

 St. Lawrence many years ago, when during 

 a severe storm the waves were beating with 

 such fury upon the rock that it was impos- 

 sible to hear the human voice a few yards 

 awaj^, the cries of the Gannets and Kitti- 

 wakes could be easily distinguished above 

 the thunder of the storm. 



The same was true in regard to the Cory 

 Gannet on Little Cayman. The north side of 

 this key is iron-bound and when the wind 

 on that side of the island was high, the seas 

 rolled in upon that rocky barrier with a din 



