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ally on the well-known Bass Rock, at the entrance 

 of the Frith of Forth. There is no difficulty in 

 identifying this bird, even at some distance, as 

 it has very much the appearance of wearing 

 spectacles ; a circumstance that has earned it the 

 title of the Spectacled Goose, although it is not 

 a goose at all. 



THE GANNET. 



It is in the search after these birds, their egga 

 and young, that the St. Kilda cragsmen imperil 

 their lives year by year. 



The Auk family find representatives in the 

 Guillemot, and the comical little Puffin. The 

 Guillemot {Uria troile) is a common bird on 



