. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . ng upon shoals of herring, mackerel,sprats, or pilchards, the birds, flying singlyor in flocks, as soon as the fish are discovered,rise, soar in circles to such a height as experience shows best calculated to carry themby a downward motion to the required depth, and then, partially closing the wings, plungeupon their prey, and rarely without success, the time which elapses between the plungeand the immersion being about fifteen seconds. A flock of gannets feeding is a reallywonderful sight, and can be witnessed in man
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . ng upon shoals of herring, mackerel,sprats, or pilchards, the birds, flying singlyor in flocks, as soon as the fish are discovered,rise, soar in circles to such a height as experience shows best calculated to carry themby a downward motion to the required depth, and then, partially closing the wings, plungeupon their prey, and rarely without success, the time which elapses between the plungeand the immersion being about fifteen seconds. A flock of gannets feeding is a reallywonderful sight, and can be witnessed in many places around the British coasts, for thegannet is one of the very common British birds. The pilchard-fishermen off the Cornishcoast learn when the shoals are at hand, and the direction in which they are travelling,by the actions of these birds. A very cruel experiment is sometimes practised upon thegannet, based upon its well-known method of fishing. A herring is tied to a beam andset adrift, and the bird, not noticing the trap, plunges with its usual velocity upon the. Photo by Siholaitit Photo. Cj CORMORANT In iht: !pririg a dtght irest is tUit-lopcd^ and a ivhite patih appears onthe thi^h X *i*v. %
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