120 Birds of Canada. 
same color encircles the neck; the under parts 
are white, and the legs are orange. The female 
deposits her single whitish-colored egg in a hole 
dug out and formed in the ground by her mate 
and herself, or in one ready-made by the rabbits, 
which they easily dislodge. Puffins are met with 
on almost all the rocky cliffs on the coasts of 
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and on many 
of the surrounding islands. They are gregarious 
and migratory. 
Sub-Family URINZ—The Guillemots. 
BLACK GUILLEMOT. 
Uria grylle—rThe Black Guillemot. 
The Black Guillemot is thirteen inches in 
length. Color, black; a white patch on each 
wing. This bird isa resident of Eastern Canada 
throughout the year. It breeds on the rocky 
islands off the coast of New Brunswick; eggs, 
three in number, pure white. 
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