. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their plumage, habits, food, song, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Oiseaux. 124 Birds of Canada. "If. Mormon arctica.—The Arctic Puffin. This exceedingly quaint looking bird is twelve inches in length. It has a very large bill, which has the appearance of a sheath slipped over both mandibles ; it is curved towards the point, com- pressed vertically, and transversely furrowed on the sides ; the chin and checks are white, bor- dered with gray, the latter much puffed up with feathers, which makes the head look large
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their plumage, habits, food, song, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Oiseaux. 124 Birds of Canada. "If. Mormon arctica.—The Arctic Puffin. This exceedingly quaint looking bird is twelve inches in length. It has a very large bill, which has the appearance of a sheath slipped over both mandibles ; it is curved towards the point, com- pressed vertically, and transversely furrowed on the sides ; the chin and checks are white, bor- dered with gray, the latter much puffed up with feathers, which makes the head look large and round. The crown of the head and upper part of the plumage are black, and a collar of the. 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 Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : Rowsell and Hutchison
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