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Our enjoyment of this meal was only equalled by the luxury of a bath, 

 for we had endured the gannety odor up to this time, rather than face 

 the blood congealing waters .of the Gulf. 



We got under way at six thirty the following morning on the two- 

 mile run back to the Cormorant colony that was our objective, passing 

 enroute through scores of beautifully tinted jelly fishes in the clear 

 water inside the bar. 



Arriving at the colony, which contained at least two hundred and 

 fifty nests, we got to work immediately with the cameras, exposing 



Fig. 26. — Young Double-crested Cormorants in the down. 



nearly a thousand feet of motion picture film on general views of the 

 nesting birds from the boat, from the base of the cliff and from other 

 vantage points. With the generous aid of Messrs. Richardson and 

 Duval, the motion camera was also operated on some of the ledges well 

 up the cliff, where "close-ups" were obtained of the young Cormorants 

 in their nests. 



In spite of all precautions, dirt would get into the cameras, as every 

 move of foot or rope above precipitated a shower of dirt and rocks onto 

 ourselves and the instruments, but luckily no harm was done. 



The Cormorant nests were thickly placed all over the cliff face, the 



