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intermediate in flight — as well as in certain other 
respects — between Falcons and Gulls. Their flight is 
firmer and swifter and the beat of their wings more nervous 
and rapid than that of the Gull which, however, they 
resemble very closely in other respects, especially in 
their manner of circling and of alighting on and rising 
from the water. I did not hear any of them utter any 
sound. The ship was a,bout 130 miles from land at the 
time they were with us. 
During the day I saw but one Gull. It ?iras, I 
think, a Kittiwake, but I neglected to make sure of this. 
It followed our vrake for about half an hour. 
