. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. RAZOR-BILLED AUK. TINKER. Alca TORDA. Char. Upper parts black, with green reflections; throat deep brown; a line of white in front of tlie eyes; a narrow bar of white on the wings ; under parts white; bill horn-brown with a bar of white. Length about 17 inches. In winter the throat becomes white, the bill loses the horny shield at the tip and the white bar, and appears smaller and sharper, and the line from the eyes is indistinct. Nest. On an ocean cliff, — usually near the sunimit; the egg is laid o
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. RAZOR-BILLED AUK. TINKER. Alca TORDA. Char. Upper parts black, with green reflections; throat deep brown; a line of white in front of tlie eyes; a narrow bar of white on the wings ; under parts white; bill horn-brown with a bar of white. Length about 17 inches. In winter the throat becomes white, the bill loses the horny shield at the tip and the white bar, and appears smaller and sharper, and the line from the eyes is indistinct. Nest. On an ocean cliff, — usually near the sunimit; the egg is laid on the bare rock, generally in a crevice or amid loose stones. ^gg- ' I ground c^lor shaded from ivory white or pale buff to dark buff or reddish browi ; marked with dark brown and gray ; size variable, average about X The Razor-bill is another of those gregarious marine birds which dwell amidst the wildest r,oenes of Nature, and penetrate. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Toronto : Musson
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