. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. AUKS, MURRES, AND PUFFINS 19 glossy blue-black continuous with a broad collar around neck in front, not reaching bill; under parts from neck, pure white; sides, dusky; basr oj bill and first ridge, dull ycllowisli, next space, arayish-hlue: rest of hill. Z'erinilion. yellozv helon': rosette of ninuth. orange; feet, vermilion; iris, pale bluish-white; conical shaped projections above and behind eye, grayish-blue; eye- lids, vermilion. Adults in Winter: Face, dusky; no eye-ring or appendages on eyelid; rosette of mouth. shrunken; feet, orange: most of
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. AUKS, MURRES, AND PUFFINS 19 glossy blue-black continuous with a broad collar around neck in front, not reaching bill; under parts from neck, pure white; sides, dusky; basr oj bill and first ridge, dull ycllowisli, next space, arayish-hlue: rest of hill. Z'erinilion. yellozv helon': rosette of ninuth. orange; feet, vermilion; iris, pale bluish-white; conical shaped projections above and behind eye, grayish-blue; eye- lids, vermilion. Adults in Winter: Face, dusky; no eye-ring or appendages on eyelid; rosette of mouth. shrunken; feet, orange: most of horny appendages on bill have been shed, leaving it small and pale. Nest and Eggs.â Nest: \ burrow in the groimd 1 to 4 feet in length. : i. white or brownish- white, plain or marked with faint spots, dots, or scratches of lavender; laid ot the end of burrow on a thin lining of grass. Distribution.â Coasts and islands of north .Atlantic; breeds in North .America from Ungava south to the Ray of Fundy and Maine; winters south to Massa- chusetts; rarely to Long Island, and Delaware Drawing by R. I. Brasher PUFFIN (; nat. size) The Sea Parrot of the north Atlantic â â Whether at rest or on the wing, the I'ullin is a curious looking creature," says John Maclair Boraston, the EngHsh ornithologist. "At rest they stand rank above rank on the topmost rocky ledges facing the sea, their black backs, collars, and crowns, white faces and underparts, com- bining with their erect attitude and disiiosition, incline to give them something of military uni- formity and rcgularit}-. Rut when one noted the great tri-colored beak, the apparenth- spectacled eyes, and remarked the mild surprise with which the birds regarded our intrusion, one could not resist the idea that there was something ludi- crously artificial in the make-up of the PuHin; for surely there never w^as a bird less bird-like in its appearance than the Puffin at rest. They were tame enough to allow us to a
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