. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ggs. — As found by Dr. Dall, 2, at thebottom of a hole under the rocks near the waters edge. In Alaska Mr. Nelson found the pigeon guillemot one of the mostabundant of the larger water birds, occurring wherever the coastwas bordered by bold headlands or where there were precipitousislands. He says that their bright red legs and white wing patchesmake them very conspicuous. They are graceful swimmers andhave the amusing habit of putting their heads under water
. Handbook of birds of the western United States, including the great plains, great basin, Pacific slope, and lower Rio Grande valley . ggs. — As found by Dr. Dall, 2, at thebottom of a hole under the rocks near the waters edge. In Alaska Mr. Nelson found the pigeon guillemot one of the mostabundant of the larger water birds, occurring wherever the coastwas bordered by bold headlands or where there were precipitousislands. He says that their bright red legs and white wing patchesmake them very conspicuous. They are graceful swimmers andhave the amusing habit of putting their heads under water and pad-dling along their headless bodies. Mr. Bryant, who has watched them at the Farallones, says thatwhen at rest they squat like ducks on the rocks. Before broodingbegins they often sit in groups, and when disturbed stand up, opentheir bills, and salute each other or their returning fellows with awhistling cry. GENUS URIA. 30a. Uria troile californica (Bryant). California Murke. Bill narrow and slender, nostril concealed in feathers; a deep groove infeathers back of eye. Breeding plumage: upper parts slaty or blackish, sec-. JAEGERS 17 ondaries tipped with white; sides of head, neck, and throat velvety sooty brown; under parts pure white. Winter jilumage : sides of head. neck, throat, and under parts pure white; a dusky stripe back of eye. Young: like ^ig. 38. Caliioruia Murre. winter adults, but with white more restricted on sides of head and lower throat faintly mottled with dusky. Wing: , bill Distribution. — Pacific coast of North America ; south to southern Cali-fornia. Eggs. — Deposited on the bare rock. The attention of the ornithological world has been called to themurres by the San Francisco agg industry, which threatened to de-stroy the rookeries on the Farallone Islands. Between I80O and 1856three or four millions of eggs are said to have been brought to SanFrancisco, where they sold for a little less than hens eggs. In theeighties the number of e
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