ALCIDZ: AUKS, MURRES AND PUFFINS 
13. Fratercuia arctica 
PUFFIN. 13 inches 
Adult. In summer. Above blackish. Below, sides of heaa 
grayish; breast white. A black band all around neck; bill red 
and deep likea parrot’s;feet red. In winterand Immature. The 
sides of the head are dark gray and the bill smaller. Called Sea 
Parrot by the fishermen. They dive and swim Bag xe 
under water, are rather tame and look like small ® 
ducks with very short necks. ve 
Note. ‘A hoarse grunting.” 
Nest. “On rocky islands, in burrows or in crev- & 
ices of rock.” 
Breeds. On Maine coast and northward. A 
winter visitor on the open sea, along the coast { 
south to Chatham. 

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