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especial purposes: the first being, to catch fish ; 

 the second, to dig the burrows in which its egg 

 is laid; and the third, to fight the ravens and 

 other foes who try to get at the egg. 



The favourite food of the pufiin appears to 

 be the common sprat, which it chases under 

 water, and of which it generally secures six or 

 seven, all arranged in a neat row along the 

 puffin's beak, and hanging by their heads. 



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There are many more marine birds that are 

 often seen, but those already mentioned are the 



