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ALCIM: : AUKS. 



FAMILY ALCID^E : AUKS. 



COMMON PUFFIN : SEA PARROT. 

 FRATERCULA ARCTICA (L.) Steph. 



Chars. Not crested ; eyelids appendaged ; under mandible sulcate, 

 like the upper, the grooves convex forward ; culmen simple, with 

 one curve ; base of bill bossed ; corners of mouth callous. 

 Blackish, including the throat, the sides of the head ashy-gray, 

 with dusky maxillary patches (whole face dusky in the young) ; 

 below, white ; bill red, blue and yellow ; feet red. A thick blunt 

 excrescence on eyelids. Black of throat not reaching the bill. 

 Length, 13.50 ; wing, 6.50 ; tarsus, i.oo ; bill, 2.00 ; depth at 

 base, 1.33. 



FIG. 83. HEAD OF COMMON PUFFIN. Nat. size. 



The distribution and manner of occurrence of this 

 species are nearly coincident with those of the Razor- 

 billed Auk. It is found in winter along the whole 

 coast, and is resident on north-eastern portions, though 



