edge of the precipitous cliflfs, which we had the day before 

 seen from below, when suddenly everything was enveloped 

 in a dense mist, which partially clearing now and then, 

 opened to my view far below the strangely busy scene of yes- 

 terday. Sauntering along, and ignorant of the direction of 

 my way homewards, I observed immense numbers of the Kit- 

 wake passing over my head inland, and being curious to 

 know their object, I followed in their route and soon met 

 equal crowds returning, each carrying a piece of fish. — 

 Knowing that they must have been to the harbour for these 

 (the pieces cast away in preparing the fish for salting), I 

 gladly kept company with my friends, and reached my home 

 by the shortest possible route. A storm was beginning, and 

 the sea was running very high, they had, therefore, adopted 

 this short cut to their feeding place in preference to the cir- 

 cuitous course of the forth, where we had met them yester- 

 day. 



The Kittiwake begins to breed towards the latter end of 

 May, and lays three eggs, differing exceedingly in colour and 

 marking ; a variety, having a very beautiful zone of spots to- 

 wards the larger end, is more prevalent than amongst the 

 eggs of almost any other bird. 



