. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 26 BIRDS OF AMERICA teristic in that family. In their nesting places on ledges of rocky islets they sometimes gather in such numbers as to present a seemingly almost solid mass of birds, while the eggs are found lying so close together that it is actually diffi- cult to walk without treading upon them. All the Murres are oceanic birds, only visiting the rocks during the breeding season, and found inland only when driven there by storms. Their food consists of fish and various crustaceans; this particular species is especially partial to the fry of h
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. 26 BIRDS OF AMERICA teristic in that family. In their nesting places on ledges of rocky islets they sometimes gather in such numbers as to present a seemingly almost solid mass of birds, while the eggs are found lying so close together that it is actually diffi- cult to walk without treading upon them. All the Murres are oceanic birds, only visiting the rocks during the breeding season, and found inland only when driven there by storms. Their food consists of fish and various crustaceans; this particular species is especially partial to the fry of herrings and pilchards, which are cajitured at night in the open sea. Doctor Chapman remarks that " long-contin- ued studies of Murres on the coast of Yorkshire warrant the belief that, although the eggs of no two Murres (or Guillemot as it is termed in England) are alike, those of the same individ- ual more or less closely agree, and that the same bird lays year after year on the same ledge. Murres perch on the entire foot or tarsus, and when undisturbed usually turn their backs to the sea and hold their eggs between their legs with its point outward. W'hen alarmed they face about, bob and bow and utter their low-voiced ; CALIFORNIA MURRE Uria troille californica (H. Bryant) \. O. V. Number 30a Other Names.— California Guillemot: California Egg-bird ; Farallon Kind. General Description.— Similar to the common Mnrre. but averaging about an inch longer. Nest and Eggs.— Like those of common Murre. Distribution.— Coasts and islands of the north Pacific: breeds from Norton Sound and Pribilof Islands south to the Farallons. California; winters from the Aleutian Islands south to Santa Monica. California. The California Murre is the most abundant sea-bird on the ofif-shore rocks of the Pacific from Alrivkn to the Fnrallons Tt i- readily. Photo by W. L. Finley Courtesy of Nat. Asso. Aud. boc. AN INCUBATING CALIFORNIA MURRE During incubation the single egg is hel
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