RAZORBILL. 



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It breeds in rocky and precipitous places, and in 

 such districts it is a common bird in the spring and 

 early summer. 



Razorbills when flying keep mostly in flocks, but 

 fly very far apart, so that the flocks often cover a 

 very large area. They move through the air very 

 rapidly, but are certainly most at home when on the 

 water, swimming about and diving with great ease 



RAZORBILL. 



and swiftness. Their walk is very ungainly and only 

 practised for very short distances. They feed upon 

 fish, small herrings being a favourite article of food, 

 also upon shell fish, which they will dive to a great 

 depth to obtain. The breeding haunt of the Razorbill 

 is frequently in the vicinity of the Puffins, Guillemots, 

 and Kittiwakes. They lay but one egg, and although 

 it is sometimes placed on a bare ledge of rock, they 



