. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 16. Cassin Auklet. Ptychoramphus aleuticus. Range.—Pacific Coast from Alaska to LowerCalifornia, breeding nearly throughout its range. A plain appearing bird about 9 in. in length,with blackish upperparts relieved only by a whitespot over the eye; breast and throat gray andbelly white. This Auklet is fairly abundant onthe Farallones, breeding on the lower portions ofthe island. The late Mr. C. Barlow says that itis found in deserted rabbit bu
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . 16. Cassin Auklet. Ptychoramphus aleuticus. Range.—Pacific Coast from Alaska to LowerCalifornia, breeding nearly throughout its range. A plain appearing bird about 9 in. in length,with blackish upperparts relieved only by a whitespot over the eye; breast and throat gray andbelly white. This Auklet is fairly abundant onthe Farallones, breeding on the lower portions ofthe island. The late Mr. C. Barlow says that itis found in deserted rabbit burrows and in all Horned Puffin Rhinoceros Auklet Cassin Auklet White probability often excavates its own burrows. Italso nests among the cliffs placing its eggs amongthe rocks in any crevice or tunnel which may offera dark retreat during the day for they are noctur-nal in their habits. The single egg which theylay is dull white in color, the inside of the shellbeing a pale green, which color can only be seenby holding the egg to the light. They are gen-erally slightly nest stained. Size x —Coronado Islands, Cal., March 23, 1897.
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