. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. 1 f-1 I'aruqiiet Auklet Created Auklet breed very commonly on the iNlundH of iierlng Strait. Their exRH are laid in the crevlceH of the cliff, often xeveral feet In and by a crooked path 80 that it Ih Impossible to reach them. The sin- Ble chalky white bkk Ih laid in May. Size \iM x Data.—Ro<ky Islet in the Aleutians. June 22, 18D0. Single egg laid on bare rock in a deep crevice. Collector,
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. 1 f-1 I'aruqiiet Auklet Created Auklet breed very commonly on the iNlundH of iierlng Strait. Their exRH are laid in the crevlceH of the cliff, often xeveral feet In and by a crooked path 80 that it Ih Impossible to reach them. The sin- Ble chalky white bkk Ih laid in May. Size \iM x Data.—Ro<ky Islet in the Aleutians. June 22, 18D0. Single egg laid on bare rock in a deep crevice. Collector, Capt. S. Wilson. 18. Chehtku AfKi,KT. Ai'thin rriitatrlla. Range.—Alaska Coast, Similar in form and plumage to tlie latter, except that the whole under parts ure gray and it has a crest of recurved feathers. The nesting season begins in May, the birds nesting upon the same Islanoa and In the same kinds of sites as the last species. The single egg la chalky white. Size x DaU.—Unak Is., Alaska, July 1, 1800. Egg laid In a crevice among the rocks. Collector, F. Weston. 19. WiiisKEKKU .Vi'KLET. Atthia pypmaea. Range.—The Alaska Coast. Much smaller than the preceding; but in. in length. Breast gray, belly white: a small tuft of recurved feathers on the forehead and slender white plumes from bast A bill over the eye and from under the eye, backwards. The bill In summer is a bright vermlUlon color. On some of the islands of the Aleutian chain they breed quite abundantly. The nests are placed buck In the crevices of the rocks, where the single white eggs are laid. Size x 25 % 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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