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Identifier: birdsofbritish00cowa (find matches)
Title: The birds of the British Isles and their eggs
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Coward, T. A. (Thomas Alfred), 1867-1933
Subjects: Birds -- Great Britain Birds -- Eggs Great Britain
Publisher: London New York : F. Warne
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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PUFFIN. 277 is more diagonal than that of the descending Guillemot, and thewings vibrate rather than beat ; the bird looks like some thick-bodied dragon-fly. This curious vibrating flight is noticeableat other times, especially when clouds of birds wheel in accord ;indeed, the Puffin is an active and agile bird on the wing, turn-ing smartly with a steep heel over. The deep guttural a7-rr isheard in the colony and on the water; it is a discontented andcomplaining sound, and has an angrier ring when the bird isrudely evicted from its burrow. The note varies or the bird hasdistinct calls, but all are deep, and at times, as Mr. Aplin aptlydescribes it, is like one of the nocturnal calls of the cat.Naumann says that the bird does not retaliate if handled solong as it is in its hole, but though it will strive to shrinkaway from an intruding hand, the first evidence of occupationis often a savage and painful nip. It is true that a rabbit burrow is occupied if one is handy,but most of the tun

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