. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ALCINjt. 695. THE RAZORBILL. Alca t6rda, Linnaeus. The Akce, or Auks, are pelagic birds endowed with great powers of diving, while they swim admirably below as well as on the surface of the water. They are found only in the higher or the temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere, and have little structural afifinity with the Penguins of the Southern oceahs, with which they have been frequently associated, owing to a confusion of popular names and a certain superficial resemblance. The Razorbill is one of the best known members of the family,
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ALCINjt. 695. THE RAZORBILL. Alca t6rda, Linnaeus. The Akce, or Auks, are pelagic birds endowed with great powers of diving, while they swim admirably below as well as on the surface of the water. They are found only in the higher or the temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere, and have little structural afifinity with the Penguins of the Southern oceahs, with which they have been frequently associated, owing to a confusion of popular names and a certain superficial resemblance. The Razorbill is one of the best known members of the family, and, together with the Common Guillemot and the Puffin, may be seen in the tide-way off our coasts throughout the year; but all three species can be best observed during the breeding-season, when they assemble by hundreds and thousands on suitable precipices and island-cliffs throughout the United Kingdom. They usually arrive in the latter part of March or early in April, and after the duties of in- cubation are over they return to the open sea, accompanied by their young. The Razorbill is, however, less plentiful than the Guille- mot or the Puffin, and is rather more partial to sheltered 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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