. The oist . a cirrhaln)belongs to a curious snb-family of birds,its grotesque beak alone making it auobject of curiosity. It is known as tiie Sea Parrot fromits general resemblance to a parrot, butmore particularly because of its structure of the Puffin is compactand it is one of the most powerful seabirds found on the Faralloue Island. Ithas great wing power, as have all thesea birds for in the migratory seasonthey cover immense distances. numbers, usually on the rocks near thesummits of the higher cliffs. They willoften sit perched on a rock near theentrance to their burrows for a
. The oist . a cirrhaln)belongs to a curious snb-family of birds,its grotesque beak alone making it auobject of curiosity. It is known as tiie Sea Parrot fromits general resemblance to a parrot, butmore particularly because of its structure of the Puffin is compactand it is one of the most powerful seabirds found on the Faralloue Island. Ithas great wing power, as have all thesea birds for in the migratory seasonthey cover immense distances. numbers, usually on the rocks near thesummits of the higher cliffs. They willoften sit perched on a rock near theentrance to their burrows for a consid-erable time, making not a sound andsuggesting to one a sentinel in the per-formance of ■ a solemn and importantduty. They are the most striking birdsthat inhabit the cliffs. The body isalmost a uniform black terminatingabruptly at the neck, the head beingwhite. Two straw-yellow plumes, oneon either side of the head, curve backand downwards, are of almost a silkenfineness. The immense beak consists of. From Photo by Barlow. Egg. Nest and Nesting Site of Tufted Puffin. The Tufted Puffin is seldom found•along the Coast, but Mr. L. M. Loom isof the Cal. Academy of Sciences hasrecently proven by personal observa-tions that many of the sea birds (amongthem the Puffin) keep well out atsea in their migrations, with the coastline barely in view as a guide. On the Parallone Island the TuftedPuffin is to be found in consideraljle several transveise sections, colored,with varying shades of red, green andVermillion. The Puffins are exceedingly warywhen on duty near their burrows andkeep a lookout on all sides, and ifone approaches them and makes athreatening movement—they immediat-ely plunge from their perch and swift-i^ sail out over the ocean. They are 354 fHE OOLOGIST. also very-tenacious of life, and unlessone is armed with a gun, to capture andkill a Puffin is no easy matter. I oncesaw a Greek egg-picker catch a bird inits burrow and attempt to kill it. Hewrung its neck an
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