. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. 396 ALCID^ : AUKS. aries white-tipped; white speck over eye; bill black, short, obtuse, turgid. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, ; about deep or wide at base. A species belonging to the high north, only known with us in winter, but of regular and not uncommon occurrence at that season. It is properly confined to the coast, but several in- stances are recorded of its having been driven inland by storms, and captured in the most unwonted local
. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. 396 ALCID^ : AUKS. aries white-tipped; white speck over eye; bill black, short, obtuse, turgid. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, ; about deep or wide at base. A species belonging to the high north, only known with us in winter, but of regular and not uncommon occurrence at that season. It is properly confined to the coast, but several in- stances are recorded of its having been driven inland by storms, and captured in the most unwonted local- F,G. DOVE. Nat. size. j^j^^ Various cases of this kind are recorded by Merriam (Rev. B. Conn., 1877, p. 138), and by other BLACK GUILLEMOT, OR SEA PIGEON. Uria grylle (Z.) BrUnn. Chars. Tarsus reticulate in front; bill with straight commissure, scarcely or not longer than tarsus ; outer claw smooth ; tail con- tained less than three times in length of wing. In summer, black, with white on the wings ; in winter, largely white ; bill black; feet red. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, A large continuous white area on both upper and under surface of the wing (rarely imperfect or want- ing) J head and neck with greenish gloss ; tail feathers twelve. Like most other species of the Auk family, this Guil- lemot occurs along the coast in winter — probably along the whole coast, though Merriam gives no Con-. 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 Stearns, Winfrid Alden, 1852-; Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Boston, Lee and Shepard; New York, C. T. Dillingham
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