. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Horned Puffin Auklet Cassin Auklet White probability often excavates its own burrows. Italso nests among the cliffs placing its eggs amongthe rocks in any crevice or tunnel which may offera dark retreat during the day for they are noctur-nal in their habits. The single egg which theylay is dull white in color, the inside of the shellbeing a pale green, which color can only be seenby holding the egg to the light. They are gen-erally
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Horned Puffin Auklet Cassin Auklet White probability often excavates its own burrows. Italso nests among the cliffs placing its eggs amongthe rocks in any crevice or tunnel which may offera dark retreat during the day for they are noctur-nal in their habits. The single egg which theylay is dull white in color, the inside of the shellbeing a pale green, which color can only be seenby holding the egg to the light. They are gen-erally slightly nest stained. Size x —Coronado Islands, Cal., March 23. egg laid on the bare ground at end of aburrow three and one-half feet long. Collector,E. A. ^f RHINOCLros VUKLET Colin white =iometimLs lieavily blotched, as above, and again unspotted 24 DIVING BIRDS 17. Paroquet Auklet.—Plialens Hange.—The Alaskan Coast, casually farthersouth in winter. This bird is about the same size as the preced-ing, and the plumage is similar, except that itlias uo wliite spot over tlie eye, and the breast iswhite. It also has a slender plume extendingfrom back of the eye. The bill is very peculiar,being ciuite deep and rounded and having an up-ward tendency. It is orange red in color. They
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