BIRD NESTING. 



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and if any broken fish are thrown over the stern they will hover in 

 hundreds behind the boat, darting down upon the fish, usually 

 seizing the morsel before it reaches the water. The habits of the 



KITTIWAKES. 



Kittiwake are most interesting to the ornithologist. It may 

 be seen hovering over the surface of the sea in large flocks and 

 suddenly plunging down, when the spray that it makes hides it- for 



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