THE BIRDS OF NEW JERSEY. 43 



Ernest Schluter saw a flock of fifteen, October 20th, 1897, one of 

 which he secured. 



The mention of Colymhus arcticvs in Beesley's Catalogue of Birds 

 of Cape May County^ undoubtedly refers to this species. 



Family ALCID.ffi. 



The Auks and Guillemots. 



These birds are swimmers allied to the Gulls, and with similar 

 webbed feet, although the small hind toe is entirely absent. They are 

 pelagic, breeding in the far north, and coming southward, more or 

 less casually, to New Jersey in winter. 



a. Inner claw much larger and more curved than the others ; bill very much 

 compressed, as high as long. Puffin, p. 43 



aa. Inner claw not larger than the others ; bill longer than high. 



6. Length, 9 inches or less. Dovekie, p. 46 



66. Length, 12 inches or more. 



c. Nostrils not covered by feathers ; length, 12-13.50 inches. 



Black Guillemot, p. 44 

 cc. Nostrils covered by velvety feathers ; length, 15-18 inches. 



d. Tail rounded, feathers not pointed. Brunnich's Murre, p. 44 

 dd. Tail pointed, feathers pointed. Razor-billed Auk, p. 45 



13 Fratercula arctica (Linnaeus). 

 Puffin. 



Adults. — Length, 11.50-13. Wing, 6. Upper parts and fore neck, black ; 

 sides of head, gray or white ; lower parts, white ; bill, one inch high at base 

 and about the same length, deeply grooved. 



Turnbull says, "An extremely rare winter visitant along the coast," 

 while Warren^ states that a specimen in the possession of Mr. Joseph 

 Krider was killed about 1876 on the Delaware River, near Chester. 

 There is nothing more definite about its occurrence so far south, and 

 there is but one recent record for Long Island. 



' Geology of Cape May county, 1857, p. 

 ^ Birds of Pennsylvania, p. 9. 



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