. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Ttibinares 25,5 range in the whole Class of Birds, for beginning from the ancient colony at St Kilda it has spread to the Shetlands and thence to the north of Scotland and even Ireland. Every year finds the birds pushing further southward. Each hen lays a big white egg, occasionally with a few small reddish spots, on a ledge of some precipice, for the most part well out of. Fulmars on eggs reach without the aid of a rope; no nest is made, but an excavation is scraped in the bare earth or short turf, and there the bird may be seen
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Ttibinares 25,5 range in the whole Class of Birds, for beginning from the ancient colony at St Kilda it has spread to the Shetlands and thence to the north of Scotland and even Ireland. Every year finds the birds pushing further southward. Each hen lays a big white egg, occasionally with a few small reddish spots, on a ledge of some precipice, for the most part well out of. Fulmars on eggs reach without the aid of a rope; no nest is made, but an excavation is scraped in the bare earth or short turf, and there the bird may be seen sitting in company with many others of its species, while Guillemots, Razorbills, Puffins, Gulls, and Kittiwakes are scattered over the lower parts of the same rock-face. The note is low and of a crooning nature, the flight strong, but often performed in circles round the cliffs, when the birds have. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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