The Bird Rock Group. 



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which resembles the syllables kit-:. -veral tunes repeated. 



Kittiwakes nest from Bird Ruck ami the British Islands north- 

 ward, and in winter range southward to Virginia and the 

 Canaries. 



During their winter wanderings Kittiwakes are true sea-gulls, 



GANNET. 

 the (iroup. 



rarely visiting our inner harbors and bays, where the common 

 winter gull is the Herring Gull, the adults of which, though 

 much lar. .ot unlike adult Kittiwakes in color; those born 



the preceding summer being grayish. (See gallery, i ase B 

 this and other American \ 



Ganne: I , innets nest on certain .small 



off the British coast, in the Faroes and in Iceland, but in Amer- 

 ica breed only on Bird Ro< k and Uonaventure, 150 miles to the 

 In the winter they range southward, keeping usually well 



