At the South end of the Isle of Man lies a little Islet, divided from Man by a narrow channel, called the Calf of Man, on which are no habitations, but only a Cottage or two lately built. This Islet is full of Conies, which the Puffins coming year­ly dislodge, and build in their Burroughs. They lay each but one Egg before they sit, like the Razor-bill and Guillem; although itbe the common perswasion that they lay two at a time, of which the one is always addle. They feed their young ones wondrous fat. The old ones early in the morning, at break of day, leave their Nests and Young, and the Island it self, and spend the whole day in fishing in the Sea, never returning or once setting foot on the Island before Evening twilight: So that all day the Island is so quiet and still from all noise as if there were not a bird about it. What­ever fish or other food they have gotten and swallowed in the day-time, by the innate heat or proper ferment of the stomach is (as they say) changed into a certain oyly substance [or rather chyle] a good part whereof in the night-time they vomit up into the mouths of their Young, which being therewith nourished grow extraordinarily fat. When they are come to their full growth, they who are intrusted by the * The Earl of Darby. in *Lord of the Island draw them out of the Cony-holes, and that they may the more readily know and keep account of the number they take, they cut off one foot and reserve it; which gave occasion to that Fable, that the Puffins are single-footed. They usually sell them for about nine pence the dozen, a very cheap rate.* * The same is reported of the French Macreuse, perchance the same bird with the Puffin. They say their flesh is permitted by the Romish Church to be eaten in Lent, being for the taste so like to fish.