Birds of Canada. 17 
Puffinus major.—The Greater Shearwater. 
The Greater Shearwater frequents the extreme 
eastern coast of Canada. Length, twenty inches; 
brownish-ash, above ; grayish-white, below; bill, 
compressed near the end; a straight spur in 
place of a hind toe. 
Puffinus anglorum.—Mank’'s Shearwater. 
Habitat, the coast of New Brunswick, Nova 
Scotia, and Newfoundland. Upper parts, brown- 
ish-black ; lower, white; bill, greenish-black. 
Length, fourteen inches. Breeds in burrows ; 
lays one white egg. 
Puffinus obscurus.—Dusky Shearwater. 
This bird frequents the coast of New Bruns- 
wick and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Upper 
parts, sooty black ; lower, white ; bill, light blue. 
Length, eleven inches. 
FAMILY ALCID-. 
Sub-Family ALCIN#.—The Auks. 
Alca tmpennis—The Great Auk. 
The Great Auk is becoming very rare: a few 
specimens are occasionally seen on the coast of 
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Color: head, 
