. Alaskan bird-life as depicted by many writers. Birds. The white iris also contributes to the alert appearance of the bird's head. The feet are bluish, with dark webs. That portion of the red beak around the corner of the mouth is soft and flexible. In length individual birds vary from eight and one-half to nine inches. The plumage in winter is the same as in the summer, but the bill is markedly different. The crested auklet not only molts its feathers like other birds, but sheds the red, horny plates about the base of its beak after the breeding season. The forward-curved crest of the auklet
. Alaskan bird-life as depicted by many writers. Birds. The white iris also contributes to the alert appearance of the bird's head. The feet are bluish, with dark webs. That portion of the red beak around the corner of the mouth is soft and flexible. In length individual birds vary from eight and one-half to nine inches. The plumage in winter is the same as in the summer, but the bill is markedly different. The crested auklet not only molts its feathers like other birds, but sheds the red, horny plates about the base of its beak after the breeding season. The forward-curved crest of the auklet, resembling that of the California quail, suggests the name sea-quail by which it is known to English-speaking persons. The native name "kanooska" is of Russian origin, and means "little ; The very young bird, whose appearance has not long been known, is a ball of smoky down, in no way resembling its parents. In the immature bird the frontal crest and white feathers beneath the eye are wanting or but slightly developed, while the bill is much smaller and dusky brown. At the Pribilofs, it is no uncomon sight to see fur seals, sea-lions, and many kind of sea-birds, including crested auklets, in great abun- dance within a radius of fifty yards. We need not concern ourselves, I think, about the preservation of the auklets. They dwell among the high cliffs and boulder-strewn beaches of a thousand uninhabited islands, and know how to stow away their eggs so safely that neither natives nor blue foxes can get them 56. 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 Ingersoll, Ernest, 1852-1946; National Audubon Society. New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Size: 1177px × 2123px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirds, bookyear1914
