The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-12
BIRDS OF THE DEEP.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE ALBATROSS
and OTHER KINGS OF THE AIR.
HOW THEY MANAGE TO LIVE At SEA.
Interesting Facts About Guils, Gooneys,
Mother Cary's Chickens and Other
Birds of LESS Note.

at sea. Tel me something about them
what do they live on, where do they light
when they set tired of dying how do they
/ raise their young. etc.
/ The NEST familiar are the gulls which
/ live exclusively in sight of land. These are
( very domestic unless hunted, and in seaport
! towns are turned TO a very profitable use.
/ They are nearly twice as large as pigeon
( and have something of their appearances,
/ bong white, draD-ColCred or both. They
frequent bays where vessels lay, and sub
: sist principally on the refuse thrown over
board, being very poor fishermen 1T low
( tide they hunt on the beach for shrimps,
! CLANS, mussrls, etc. l have seen them take
/ CLAIMS in their talons, fly up about 100 feet
above the beach ana drop the shell, 50 as
| TO break it open, and ddr down rapidly 10
secure it before some other rascal got it.
! Whcr there are many dropping shells there
| are Just as many more laying in wait 10
| grab onto the prize. so that il presents
quite an interesting sight to watch III.
| squabblng Of the drones and busy ones,
and there is really a look of merrimeat on
I one OF them when he succeeds in swpnS
the others clans though he wanted 10
/ give him the horse laugh for doing the
. work ana losing the pay. We frequently
/ tied two pieces OF meat togt Their by a strong
1 string a yard or SO long and hove il over
/ board to watch the sport The minute il
90 eN W.. ., ei"r s.liis "ou'1 ~ leauy
I to grab u and fly off from the others, but
: one would get ore piece and one III. other
! and start in opposite directions, b,t the
: string would fetch them up with round
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I always ended in breaking the st,ihg or
/ tearing iht meat loose.
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/ and th, i.uils LOT their ful share oi reads
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grounds, where thty an go 70 lay their
/ eggs, and near san francisco the Chinese
and OaSOs take the eSss 10 market. They
! :ali them Tata!lonc esss, nawcd froia the
/ small ISLANDS just OFT the Golden Gate. 90
! keep one from suspectinS that they are
gull ergS. Cheap restaurants ana hotels
! pass them on thsir customers wfthouf the
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