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frequent chatter of the guillemots, the loud note 

 of the auks, the scream of the herons, together 

 with the hoarse, deep, periodical croak of the 

 corvorants, which serves as a base to the rest, 

 has often furnished us with a concert, which, 

 joined with the wild scenery that surrounded us, 

 afforded, in a high degree, that species of plea- 

 sure which arises from the novelty, and we may 

 say gloomy grandeur of the entertainment. 



The winter residence of this genus, and that 

 of the guillemot, is but imperfectly known; it is 

 probable they live at sea, in some more tempe- 

 rate climate, remote from land; forming those 

 multitudes of birds that navigators observe in . ,, 

 many parts of the ocean; they are always found 

 there at certain seasons, retiring only at breed- 

 ing time; repairing to the northern latitudes; 

 and during that period are traced as near the 

 Pole as navigators have penetrated. 



During winter Razor-bills and Puffins fre- 

 quent the coast of Andalusia, but do not 

 breed there. 



