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the hoarse note of the Razorbills formed an accom- 
paniment. Occasionally the Kittiwakes found cause 
for excitement, and hundreds of birds swooped down- 
ward from their nests and circled about, calling their 
88. Puffins. x 2, 
rapidly uttered, distinctly enunciated kit-ti-wake, kit- 
te-wake. 
In addition to the great number of birds resting 
or nesting on the Rock, an endless procession of Gan- 
nets, Puffins, and Razorbills were flying around, but 
never over it. Unconsciously one expected a pause 
in this whirling throng, but although its numbers 
fluctuated, birds were always passing. The expo- 
sure of my last plate recalled me to a sense of other 
duties, and when I had returned to the little group 
