36 THE ORNITHOLOGISTS’ AND QOLOGISTS’ SEMI-ANNUAL. 
and dealers, and the common varieties of Guillemot and Razorbill 
are sent away in large quantities, from two to five hundred at a time. 
These are sold in the fish shops of large towns for eating, and are 
considered a delicacy. 
The species found nesting in this district are the Skout or Common 
Guillemot, Ringed Guillemot, Razor-bill Auk, Puffin, Cormorant, 
Kittiwake and Herring Gulls, Peregrine Falcon, Kestril Hawk, Jack- 
daw and a few smaller species. 
The eggs of the Guillemot probably differ more than those of any 
other species in color. I have one hundred varieties in my collection, 
all different ; some are quite white, while others have a yellowish-buff 
or green ground; blotched, spotted and streaked with brown and 
black. 
The eggs of the Razorbill also differ very much in size, color and 
markings, and are easily distinguished from those of the Guillemot. 
They are smaller in size and are less elongate. The ground color is 
whitish, tinged with buff, and is never green like those of the Guille- 
mot ; but like the eggs of that bird are blotched and spotted with 
brown and black. ‘The eggs of the Ringed or Bridled Guillemot are 
like those of the common species. 
The Puffin lays its single egg at the far end of a hole, from one to 
four feet deep. The egg is pure white when first laid ; but soon be- 
comes soiled and turns to a yellowish white. Some Puffins’ eggs are 
spotted and freckled with brown and gray, chiefly at the larger end. 
The Kittiwake Gull is a beautiful bird and lays from two to three 
eggs ; sometimes four are laid, but very seldom, two being the usual 
number. Some eggs have a stone-colored ground, others are a1 olive 
shade and still others a bluish gray ground. All are well spotted and 
blotched with ashy-gray, lilac and various shades of brown. 
The Common Cormorant makes a nest of large sticks and sea- 
weed, and lays from four to six eggs, covered with a white, chalky 
incrustation, which on being scraped off with a knife, leaves a shell 
of a pale bluish-green. The Cormorant is becoming scarce im this 
district. 
The Herring Gull makes a large nest of seaweed and lays two or 
three large eggs, which vary greatly in coloring, from a warm stone 
color, through shades of brown, to pale and light olive-green and are 
spotted with brown, black and gray. 
We now think it is time to leave the cliff tops, and packing our 
