. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . ure at the mercy of the tide. In the sea it remains, drifting hitherand thither for the space of two or three weeks. It is apparently unable torise from the water, and all evidence points to its receiving no food whateverexcept the sustenance contained in its own subcutaneous layer of grease, whichis considerable enough to impart nutriment to the rest of the body. Besidesthe tide, it has to reckon with any high wind, but September is generally atranquil time of the year and young
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . ure at the mercy of the tide. In the sea it remains, drifting hitherand thither for the space of two or three weeks. It is apparently unable torise from the water, and all evidence points to its receiving no food whateverexcept the sustenance contained in its own subcutaneous layer of grease, whichis considerable enough to impart nutriment to the rest of the body. Besidesthe tide, it has to reckon with any high wind, but September is generally atranquil time of the year and young gannets from Ailsa or the Bass soonwork their way out to sea. Having reached the sea, we shall be safe in assuming that the young gannetwill be nearly four months old before it voluntarily essays a second this is much less than is the case with the young albatross. Then anew phase of its life begins; it rises from the water with a newly foundpower, henceforth to find its own livelihood by those beautiful plunges whichare the admiration of all who see them. U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 121 PL. 38. Bird Rock^, i.^ui
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