A Trip to the Farallones, 



The pigeon guillemot is very abun- 

 dant upon the islands, although it does 

 not congregate in such vast numbers as 

 its cousin, the California murre. It is 

 a smaller species and rather more 

 slender in build. When sitting upon 

 the rocks, facing the observer, it ap- 

 pears as a very dark brown bird with 

 conspicuous scarlet feet. Its other most 

 striking mark is a broad patch of white 

 on the wings, which is noticeable both 

 when the bird is at rest and on the 

 wing. When standing, the bird habit- 

 ually rests the entire foot (what is pop- 

 ularly miscalled the leg) upon the 

 ground, holding the body erect in a 

 vertical position. At other times it 

 may be seen squatting, with the body 

 upon the rocks. I noticed many with 

 fishes in their bills, but whether for 

 their own use or for the young I was 

 unable to determine. When anyone 

 approaches they sit with their long, 

 slender bills wide open and utter a high, 

 pensive, long drawn out squeak — peeee- 



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