. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . > ^ w < f^ The Sea=birds of the Fame Islands 195 themselves, or by the rabbits whieh are also found here, Ido not quite know. At any rate, the Puffin is well equippedwitli his big l)eak for excavating a hole for himself, orequally well fitted, by means of the same weapon, for oustingtlie rabbits ri ct (uinis from their habitations. At the end of these l)urrows the Puffins lay one largewhite Qgg^. They may be readily cauglit in the lioles,which are not as a rule beyond arms-length. But l)eforegoing Puffin-catching it is ad
. Pictures of bird life : on woodland meadow, mountain and marsh . > ^ w < f^ The Sea=birds of the Fame Islands 195 themselves, or by the rabbits whieh are also found here, Ido not quite know. At any rate, the Puffin is well equippedwitli his big l)eak for excavating a hole for himself, orequally well fitted, by means of the same weapon, for oustingtlie rabbits ri ct (uinis from their habitations. At the end of these l)urrows the Puffins lay one largewhite Qgg^. They may be readily cauglit in the lioles,which are not as a rule beyond arms-length. But l)eforegoing Puffin-catching it is advisable to put on a stoutglove ; for the first intimation that the bird is at liomewill be a sharp nip, and you realise that the Puffin has. Puffins Burrow, showing Egg and Head of Bird. caught you first. It can l)ite liard—nearly hard enough totake a piece out of yoiu- glove—and hang on vindictively,its little black eyes seeming to twinkle with anger and 190 Pictures of Bird Life resentment at being disturbed. On putting one down onthe ground, it is at first unable to rise, but flutters along
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