. British birds. Birds. VOL XV.] VAKIETIES OF COMMON GANNET. 83 Mr. Gurney {TJie Gannel, p. 487) says that no instances of complete alb nism in Gannets are recorded, though a few- cases of partial albinism in young birds have been noted. Hence, the example which I am quoting may be worth calling attention to, as a possibly unique occurrence. I could not ascertain whether this bird was nesting or not, as it was only seen upon the wing and was not identified on any of the nesting-sites. The other sport to which I wish to refer is a Gannet which has been known since 1914, when my son, Mr. Lewis B
. British birds. Birds. VOL XV.] VAKIETIES OF COMMON GANNET. 83 Mr. Gurney {TJie Gannel, p. 487) says that no instances of complete alb nism in Gannets are recorded, though a few- cases of partial albinism in young birds have been noted. Hence, the example which I am quoting may be worth calling attention to, as a possibly unique occurrence. I could not ascertain whether this bird was nesting or not, as it was only seen upon the wing and was not identified on any of the nesting-sites. The other sport to which I wish to refer is a Gannet which has been known since 1914, when my son, Mr. Lewis Balfour, and some of the lighthouse-keepers first noted the bird. Mr. Andrew White, lighthouse-keeper, sent a brief note about it to the Scottish Naturalist (1920, p. 197), under the heading " Gannet with black ; " Black-eyed Susan," as " she " is now familiarly dubbed (though it is impossible to determine " her " sex with certainty), is now well known to many as a peculiar and annually welcome visitor to the Rock, and has been photographed many times (by my son in 1914, and by Mr. White and Mr. Alexander Scott in 1920 and 1921). The nickname is appropriate, since black eyes are " her " speciality. That is to say. they appear to be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London, Witherby & Co
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