. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. 394 ALCID^ : AUKS. Family ALCID^E : Auks. COMMON PUFFIN: SEA PARROT. Fratercula arctica (Z.) Steph. Chars. Not crested; eyelids appendaged ; under mandible sulcate, like the upper, the grooves convex forward j culmen simple, with one curve ; base of bill bossed; corners of mouth callous. Blackish, including the throat, the sides of the head ashy-gray, with dusky maxillary patches (whole face dusky in the young); below, white ; bill red, blue and yellow ; feet red.
. New England bird life; being a manual of New England ornithology: ed. from the manuscript of Winfrid A. Stearns . Birds. 394 ALCID^ : AUKS. Family ALCID^E : Auks. COMMON PUFFIN: SEA PARROT. Fratercula arctica (Z.) Steph. Chars. Not crested; eyelids appendaged ; under mandible sulcate, like the upper, the grooves convex forward j culmen simple, with one curve ; base of bill bossed; corners of mouth callous. Blackish, including the throat, the sides of the head ashy-gray, with dusky maxillary patches (whole face dusky in the young); below, white ; bill red, blue and yellow ; feet red. A thick blunt excrescence on eyelids. Black of throat not reaching the bill. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, ; depth at base, Fig. 83. — Head of Common Puffin, Nat. size. The distribution and manner of occurrence of this species are nearly coincident with those of the Razor- billed Auk. It is found in winter along the whole coast, and is resident on north-eastern portions, though. 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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