. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. MURRE. FOOLISH GUILLEMOT. COMMON GUILLEMOT. PENGUIN. Uria TROILE. Char. Upper parts rich velvet brown, variable in tint; under pari white; wings with a small white patch; bill long and slender and t black color; legs blackish, webs olive. Length about 18 inches (femal rather smaller). In winter the chin, throat, and sides of neck becom white, more or less mottled with black. Nest. On a ledge of an ocean cliff; no attempt is made to construe a receptacle for the egg, — it is laid upon the bare rock. E
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. MURRE. FOOLISH GUILLEMOT. COMMON GUILLEMOT. PENGUIN. Uria TROILE. Char. Upper parts rich velvet brown, variable in tint; under pari white; wings with a small white patch; bill long and slender and t black color; legs blackish, webs olive. Length about 18 inches (femal rather smaller). In winter the chin, throat, and sides of neck becom white, more or less mottled with black. Nest. On a ledge of an ocean cliff; no attempt is made to construe a receptacle for the egg, — it is laid upon the bare rock. Egg. I; variable in color, the prevailing tints being ivory white, ye lowish green, dark green, pale blue, and reddish brown, with numerou intermediate tints ; markings irregular, and of browns and grays in var: ous shades ; size variable, average about 325 X The Foolish Guillemot, so called for its fatuity in thi breeding-season, in allowing itself sometimes to be seize< by the hand or killed on the spot without flying from iti. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Toronto : Musson
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