. Bird lore . et all they wish to eat, but the few whose acquaintance Ihave made seemed blessed with a perfectly lovely appetite. A few Tufted Puffins {Lunda cirrhata) and Cormorants {Phalacrocorax Walrus Island, a Bird Metropolis of Bering Sea 49 urile) completed the population of Walrus Island, and as there is no soilin which to burrow, the Puffins had ensconced themselves here and therebeneath some overhanging rock, making valiant resistance with beak andclaw to any attempt to dislodge them. The Cormorants of the Pribilofappear to be a waning race; Mr. Palmer noted that they were much lessa
. Bird lore . et all they wish to eat, but the few whose acquaintance Ihave made seemed blessed with a perfectly lovely appetite. A few Tufted Puffins {Lunda cirrhata) and Cormorants {Phalacrocorax Walrus Island, a Bird Metropolis of Bering Sea 49 urile) completed the population of Walrus Island, and as there is no soilin which to burrow, the Puffins had ensconced themselves here and therebeneath some overhanging rock, making valiant resistance with beak andclaw to any attempt to dislodge them. The Cormorants of the Pribilofappear to be a waning race; Mr. Palmer noted that they were much lessabundant than formerly, and now they are comparatively scarce on St. Paul,a few scattered birds breeding on the bluffs of Polovina. Very few nestswere to be found on Walrus Island and, although the Cormorants arriveearly in the season, one of these contained two perfectly fresh by was another nest with an egg and two small, naked chickswhich, later on, we saw the parent bird busily engaged in RED-FACED CORMORANTS The Choochkie {Simorhynchus pusillus), abundant on St. Paul andswarming by millions (I refuse to remove a single cipher) on St. George,was noticeably absent, owing probably to the lack of suitable breeding places,since there are neither crevices in the rocks nor soil in which to burrow. The Paroquet Auklet {Cyclorhynchus psittaculus) was not seen, althoughnoted by Mr. Palmer on his visit in 1890; so, as far as species go. WalrusIsland may be considered poor, although this lack is compensated for by thegreat abundance of individuals. The afternoon drew on, and in spite of occasional puffs of drifting fog,it was one favorable for the work of the surveyors, so that before six oclocktheir work was done, and when the whistle of the Rush blew all aboard every one was ready to depart. Fifteen minutes later the inhabitants ofWalrus Island were enjoying their accustomed solitude. Our Blue Jay Neighbors BY MRS, HARRIET CARPENTER THAYER, Minneapolis, Minn. Illu
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