A detailed natural history of the Northern Gannet, Morus bassanus in Europe and North America, with frequent reference to the African and Australian gannets. Chapter topics are plumage, shape, structure and voice; numbers and distribution; behavior, ecology; the bird at sea; the gannet family and the order; the gannet and man. There are many tables, maps and a full bibliography. Illustrated with John Busby's brilliant and evocative drawings, plus 32 pages of photographs.