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îf not precifely, facing the fouth. The weft 

 point terminates in what is properly called the 

 Needles, which are feveral vaft rude obelifks, or 

 pillars, feparated by time and force of the fea 

 from the main rock, and ftand detached from 

 each other, arifing immediately out of the fea- 

 Thefe birds, they fay, are feen here not much 

 above two months in the year, and firft appear 

 in the beginning of May. The fifhermen, who 

 are always about thefe rocks, declare that thefe 

 birds are feen three or four times in the winter, 

 for a day or two each time, in as great numbers 

 as at their breeding time ; and that they know 

 when to expeft them, which is after a little mild 

 weather, when the fun lies warm on the cliff, 

 and the fea beneath is pretty calm, to give them 

 an opportunity to feek their food. The top of 

 the cliff is barren, chalky, and ftonny, down 

 which feeds a great number of fheep, cormo- 

 rants, fhags, gulls, Cornilh choughs, jackdaws, 

 darlings, wild pigeons, and many forts of fmall 

 birds, breed annually on thefe rocks. 



Having in the EJfays given the opinions of many 

 ingenious men, refpe^ing Birds of pajfage^ we fhall^ 

 in further elucidation of the fuhjeêl^ give the follow- 

 ing 



