THE GANNET. 71

vered with multitudes of birds, swimming
and chasing their prey ; and if, in sailing
round the island, you observe the hanging
cliffs, you may see crowds of birds on
every crag, and in every fissure. Qther
islands seem like the hives of bees, so
numerous are the flocks. The young
Gannets are favorite food of the North
Britons. The Gannet is about three feet
long. The whole plumage is white, ex-
cept on the crown of the head, which is
yellow.