396 ALCID^ : AUKS. 



aries white-tipped ; wliite speck over eye ; bill black, short, 

 obtuse, turgid. Length, 8.50 ; wing, 4.75 ; tarsus, 0.80 ; bill, 

 0.50 ; about 0.37 deep or wide at base, 



A species belonging to the high north, only known 

 with us in winter, but of regular and not uncommon 



occurrence at that season. 

 It is properly confined to 

 the coast, but several in- 

 stances are recorded of its 

 having been driven inland 

 by storms, and captured in 

 the most unwonted local- 



FiG. 84.-SEA Dove. Nat. size. j^j^^ VarioUS CaSCS of this 



kind are recorded by Merriam (Rev. B. Conn., 1877, p. 

 138), and by other writers. 



BLACK GUILLEMOT, OR SEA PIGEON. 

 Uria grylle (L.) Briinn. 



Chars. Tarsus reticulate in front; bill with straight commissure, 

 scarcely or not longer than tarsus ; outer claw smooth ; tail con- 

 tained less than three times in length of wing. In summer, black, 

 with white on the wings ; in winter, largely white ; bill black ; 

 feet red. Length, 12.00-15.00; wing, 5.50-6.50; tarsus, 1.25- 

 1.33 ; bill, 1. 33-1.67. A large continuous white area on both 

 upper and under surface of the wing (rarely imperfect or want- 

 ing) ; head and neck with greenish gloss ; tail feathers twelve. 



Like most other species of the Auk family, this Guil- 

 lemot occurs along the coast in winter — probably 

 along the whole coast, though Merriam gives no Con- 



