PELECANIDA. 365 
THE GANNET. 
Stra BassAna (Linnzus). 
The Gannet, or Solan Goose, is a resident within British waters, 
though its abundance in different localities varies with the season of 
the year. On Lundy Island, its ancient and only breeding-place in 
England, it is now almost, if not quite, exterminated ; but in Wales 
there is a colony on Grassholm, off Pembrokeshire. In Scotland 
there are well-known stations on the Bass Rock on the east, and 
Ailsa Craig on the west side ; also at two stacks off Boreray in the 
St. Kilda group ; at Sulisgeir, about 35 miles north of the Butt of 
Lewis ; and at Suliskerry, nearly 4o miles west of Stromness, which 
is frequented by an unusually large number of immature birds. In 
Treland there is a colony on the Bull Rock, off Dursey Head, co. 
Cork, and a larger and increasing one on the Little Skellig. 
