100 



Bird-TJfe ill Lcthrddor. 



with our guns we shut nearly a hundred of the birds in little 

 less than an hour; and yet we left them flying as thickly over 

 and by the island as when we had first landed. AVe boiled 

 some of the eggs and found them excellent eating. They are 

 not quite as rich in flavor as the hens' eggs, but certainly equal 

 to them for eating jiurposes, especially to hungry men. 



THICK BILLED or BRUNNICH S GUILLEMOT 



Lomvia arra. — (PAr>L.) Coue.s. 



This bird doubtless occurs in abundance with the other 

 species, but we did not, at the time, discriminate between 

 them. The species was so indefinitely mentioned by our orni- 

 thologists generally that we had not looked for it. 



