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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



spots over the eyes, and the white on the scapulars, and the 

 black parts are more sooty. 



puffitt. 



The Puffin {Frafercnia Arctica, Linnseus) is a resident in 

 the British Isles, and it also inhabits the coasts and islands 

 of the North Atlantic. The adult male in summer has the 

 forehead, crown, occiput, upper parts, and a broad collar 

 round the neck, black ; primaries, dark brown ; cheeks and 

 chin, white, tinged with ashy-grey ; remainder of plumage, 



