. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlG. ].—Lunda cirrhala, jun. Copper Island, July 30, 1883. ing season, for I never saw a breeding bird like that shot by me on Copper Island on the 30th of July (fig. 1, text), which even at that late date had the grooves only just perceptible; it was shot a distance off shore, and judging from its conduct and its perfect plumage at that. Fig. 2.—Lunda cirrhata, jun. Bering Island, June 4, 1883. time was not engaged in the incubating business. In all probability this is only a veiy late bird, holding the same relation to pi. ii, fig. 3, as d
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. FlG. ].—Lunda cirrhala, jun. Copper Island, July 30, 1883. ing season, for I never saw a breeding bird like that shot by me on Copper Island on the 30th of July (fig. 1, text), which even at that late date had the grooves only just perceptible; it was shot a distance off shore, and judging from its conduct and its perfect plumage at that. Fig. 2.—Lunda cirrhata, jun. Bering Island, June 4, 1883. time was not engaged in the incubating business. In all probability this is only a veiy late bird, holding the same relation to pi. ii, fig. 3, as does fig. 2, text, to pi. ii, fig. 4. But while I feel quite sure that this bird and others of the same stage did not breed that season, I. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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