. Birds of the British Empire. Birds. 166 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, Razorbill.—Upper parts black, under white ; on the bill, which is feathered laterally, is a white line, and another reaches to the eye; there is also a white line across the wings, formed by the eilges of the wing coverts. It is purely a marine species, only frequenting land for breeding places, where it lays one egg, the prevailing tint of which is white spotted with brown. Length, 1 feet 5^ inches. Guillemot.—Bill dark horn, cylindrical, long and pointed. Plumage blackish brown with purple reflections in parts, above, und
. Birds of the British Empire. Birds. 166 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, Razorbill.—Upper parts black, under white ; on the bill, which is feathered laterally, is a white line, and another reaches to the eye; there is also a white line across the wings, formed by the eilges of the wing coverts. It is purely a marine species, only frequenting land for breeding places, where it lays one egg, the prevailing tint of which is white spotted with brown. Length, 1 feet 5^ inches. Guillemot.—Bill dark horn, cylindrical, long and pointed. Plumage blackish brown with purple reflections in parts, above, under surface white; broad white line crosses wing; Length, 1 foot 5 or 6 inches. One egg onl}' is laitl by each bird ; it is very large in proportion, and no two are fi)und alike. Puffin. — This bird has a large head and an immense bill, much com- pressed laterally, and coloured in a remark- able manner; the tip is f)range, then come three parallel blue lines on a yellow ground, then a broad triangular blue patch and a yellow line; round the corners of the mouth is a yellow corrugated membrane, and the top of the upper mandible is reddish orange. The back of the neck, top of the head, back and wings are black; the face is white in the centre, shading to light blue grey back and front; a black ring goes round the. Fig. 4a.—7'Ae Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Greene, W. T. , Dr. London : Imperial Press
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