. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. AUKS, MURRES, AND PUFFINS 21 CRESTED AUKLET iEthia cristatella (Pallas) A (I. r. Number iS Other Names.— Snub-nosed Auklet. or Auk: Dusky Auklet: Crested Stariki; Sea Quail; Kanooska. General Description.— Length, 9 inches. Color above, brownish-black: below, brownish-gray. Bill, shorter than head, with knob at base: a beautiful crest of from 12 to 20 slender black plumes springing from forehead, recurved gracefully over bill, about two inches long; a slender series of white filaments behind each eye. drooping downward and backward. Color.— Adults:
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. AUKS, MURRES, AND PUFFINS 21 CRESTED AUKLET iEthia cristatella (Pallas) A (I. r. Number iS Other Names.— Snub-nosed Auklet. or Auk: Dusky Auklet: Crested Stariki; Sea Quail; Kanooska. General Description.— Length, 9 inches. Color above, brownish-black: below, brownish-gray. Bill, shorter than head, with knob at base: a beautiful crest of from 12 to 20 slender black plumes springing from forehead, recurved gracefully over bill, about two inches long; a slender series of white filaments behind each eye. drooping downward and backward. Color.— Adults: Brownisli-black above, brownish- gray below : no white anywliere: bill, coral or orange, horn color at tip; feet, bluish-black; iris, white. Young: Lacking bill plates, crests, and white filaments on side of head; a white spot below eye; iris, brown; otherwise as in adults. Distribution.— Coasts and islands of Bering Sea and north Pacific, from Bering Strait south to Kodiak Island and Japan. This is essentially a sea-bird of the far North, its normal habitat being the north Pacific Ocean and the islands of Bering Sea. In Yukon Harbor they have been seen in myriads. Their ajipear- ance there is thus described by Dr. Charles Town- send in a leaflet prepared for the National .Asso- ciation of Audubon Societies: " The surface of the water was covered with them, and the air was filled with them. Large, compact flocks launched themselves into the air from the lofty cliffs, and careened toward the vessel with great speed and whirring of wings. Twilight did not come until after 9 o'clock, and during the long evening the birds were amazingly active. Flocks of them continued to come in rapid succession from the cliffs, many passing close to the ship at high speed and s\\ inging about the harbor. After the anchor was drop[>ed near the cliffs, a loud blast of the whistle made the .Auklets still more abundant. " These birds appeared to be nesting chietly in crevices in
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