. The Arctic world: its plants, animals and natural phenomena [microform] : with a historical sketch of Arctic discovery down to the British Polar Expedition: 1875-76. British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; Zoology; Zoologie. O'JILLBMOTS ANM) AUKS »T lays its eggs, but without the protection of a nest; some of them parallel with the edge of the shelf, others nearly so, and otiiers with thtir blunt and sharp ends indiscriniinately pointing to the sea. They are not affixed to the rock liy any glutinous matter, or any foreign substance whatever. You may see as many
. The Arctic world: its plants, animals and natural phenomena [microform] : with a historical sketch of Arctic discovery down to the British Polar Expedition: 1875-76. British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; Zoology; Zoologie. O'JILLBMOTS ANM) AUKS »T lays its eggs, but without the protection of a nest; some of them parallel with the edge of the shelf, others nearly so, and otiiers with thtir blunt and sharp ends indiscriniinately pointing to the sea. They are not affixed to the rock liy any glutinous matter, or any foreign substance whatever. You may see as many as nine or ten, or sometimes twelve, old guillemots in a line, so near to each other that their wings almost touch. The eggs vary greatly in size and shape and colour. Some are largo, others small; some exceedingly sharp at one end, others rotund and globular. It is said that, if undisturbed, the guillemot never lays more than one egg; but if that be taken away, she will lay another, and so on. But Audubon '^erts that he has seen these birds sitting on as many as three 3ggs at a BEA-BIKDS IN TUB rOLAK REOIONo The black guillemot differs from the foolish guillemot {Uria troile) only in the colour of its plumage, which, with the exception of a large white patch on the coverts of each wing, is black, silky, and glossy; the feathers appearing to be all vinwebbed, like silky filaments or fine hair. The bill, in all the species, is slender, strong, and pointed; the upper mandiblo bending slightly near the end, and the base covered with soft short leathers. The food of the guillemot consists of fish and other marine products. The Alcidw, or auks, are also included amongst the Arctic birds. The little auk (Arctica (die) the countries stretching northwards from our latitudes to the regions of perpetual ice, and is found in the Polar Regions both of the Old Worl'^ nd the New. Here, indeed, they congregate in almost innumerable flocks. At early morn they sally fort^
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