. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. 534 THE DIVING BIRDS - PYGOPODES. to be indicative of maturity; young individuals, though otherwise nearly fully fledged, and able to fly, having them very imperfectly developed. Both this species and the corniculuta are used as food by the Eskimos, and their skins are made into winter dresses by the Magemuts and the Southern Unaleets. Mr. Dall adds that this bird is abundant on Besborough Island, and that it was plentifully obtained by Mr. Bisehoff at Sitka and Kadiak. It is seen abundantly at Una
. The water birds of North America [microform]. Birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux aquatiques. 534 THE DIVING BIRDS - PYGOPODES. to be indicative of maturity; young individuals, though otherwise nearly fully fledged, and able to fly, having them very imperfectly developed. Both this species and the corniculuta are used as food by the Eskimos, and their skins are made into winter dresses by the Magemuts and the Southern Unaleets. Mr. Dall adds that this bird is abundant on Besborough Island, and that it was plentifully obtained by Mr. Bisehoff at Sitka and Kadiak. It is seen abundantly at Unalashka, on the outer rocks and cliffs, where it breeds in inaccessible situations, but never in the harbor, where it is resident. None were seen on the Shumagins. Mr. Dall also found it .abundant west of Unalashka, throughout the islands, more especially the unfrequented ones. It was more rare east of Unalashka. Mr. Dall states that it lays two eggs. He fouml fresh eggs of this species and of the coniirtilata from May to the end of July. The skins are used by the Western Aleuts for making hunting-shirts. The Tufted Puffin of authors — the Tawpawkie of the natives of the Brybilof Islands, according to Mr. H. W. Elliott — comes to those islands at the same time with the cominilata, and resembles that species in its habits generally. It lays a single large white egg, of a rounded oval shape. He was not able to see a newly hatched chick, owing to the retired and inaccessible nature of the breeding-places. Could Walrus Island be visited frequently during the season, interesting observa- tions might be made there, for the nests are more easy of access. The young when six weeks old resemble the parents exactly, only the bill is lighter-colored, and the plumes on the head incipient. He took eggs from over thirty nests in July. The natives say that it is very quarrelsome when mating, its cries sounding like the growling of a bear, as heard far down under the rocks that cover its nes
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