LARGE-BILLED PUFFIN. 541 



LARGE-BILLED PUFFIN. 



(Mormon glacialis, Leach. Bonap. Synops. p. 430. No. 379. Temm. 

 Man. d'Orn. ii. p. 933. in a note.) 



Sp. Charact. — Black, beneath white, with a broad black collar ; 

 the bill exceedingly high, moderately compressed ; both mandibles 

 with at most two grooves before the nostrils ; the lower mandible 

 much curved. — In the young the bill is much smaller, and scarcely 

 grooved. 



This species, which I know only from the indication of 

 Temminck and the Prince of Musignano, is said to inhabit 

 the Arctic parts of both continents; and is not uncommon 

 in winter on the coasts of the United States. It is also a 

 rare and accidental visiter in northern Europe. Its plum- 

 age as well as habits are probably very similar with those of 

 the Puffin. 



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