PUFFIN 333 



Puffin ; Sea Parrot. Fratercula arctica 

 * 13.00 



Ad. in summer. — Upper parts, together with a band across the 

 fore neck, blackish ; sides of head ashy-white; breast and belly 

 white ; hill very deep, red; feet red. Ad. in winter and Im. — 

 Sides of head obscured with dusky ; bill much smaller, parts 

 having been shed. 



Nest, either in a fissure of a cliff or in a short burrow. Eggs, 

 dull white, speckled with pale brown, soon becoming stained. 



The Puffin breeds from Matinicus Eock and Machias Seal 

 Island, on the coast of Maine, northward, and in winter 

 occurs as a rare visitant off rocky shores as far south as 

 Cape Ann and Cohasset. It rides the water lightly, dives 

 easily, and uses its wings to propel itself under water. In 

 summer it may readily be identified by its triangular- 

 shaped bill, and by the large whitish patches on the sides 

 of the head. 



LOONS : FAMILY GAVIIDJE 



Two species of Loon occur in New York and New Eng- 

 land : the Red-throated Loon is a common migrant, and an 

 uncommon winter visitant along the coast; the Loon is a 

 summer resident of northern lakes, a migrant on other 

 inland waters, and a migrant and winter visitant along the 

 coast. When in adult plumage, the latter is easily distin- 

 guished ; but in winter it can generally be told from its 

 smaller relative only by its size. It is often difficult, also, 

 to distinguish between HolboelPs Grebe and the Red- 

 throated Loon (see p. 338). 



Red-throated Loon. Gavia luinme 

 25.00 



Ac[. in summer. — Head and neck lead-gray; back of the neck 

 streaked with white ; fore neck rich chestnut ; upper parts 



