. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . phiis grijUc. 13 inches. These birds are very abundant about the rocky islandsfrom Maine northward. They may be seen sitting inrows on the edges of the rocks, or pattering along thewater as they rise in flight, from its surface, at a boatsapproach. In summer the plumag.^ is entirely black,except the large white patches on the wings; legs red;eyes brown. This species has the bases of the greatercoverts black, while they are white in Mandt Guillemot(C. mandtii—No. 28), which is found from Labradornorthward. In winter,
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . phiis grijUc. 13 inches. These birds are very abundant about the rocky islandsfrom Maine northward. They may be seen sitting inrows on the edges of the rocks, or pattering along thewater as they rise in flight, from its surface, at a boatsapproach. In summer the plumag.^ is entirely black,except the large white patches on the wings; legs red;eyes brown. This species has the bases of the greatercoverts black, while they are white in Mandt Guillemot(C. mandtii—No. 28), which is found from Labradornorthward. In winter, these birds are mottled gray andwhite above, and white below, but the patches still show. Notes.—A shrill, piercing, squealing whistle. Nest.—Guillemots lay two eggs upon the bare rock orgravel in crevices or under piles of boulders where theyare difficult to get at. They are grayish or greenish-white, beautifullv and heavily blotched with black andbrownish ( x*^). Range.—B-eeds on coasts of North Atlantic fromJMaine northward; winters south to Long
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