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feathers ; the eye small, the line behind not exceed- 

 ing an inch in length ; the crown, back of the neck, 

 back, wings and tail, black, on the two first deep 

 and glossy ; the secondaries are tipped with white, 

 forming a bar across, and the tips and edges of the 

 outer webs of the quills are grey ; the under parts 

 are pure white, rising up to a narrow point in 

 the centre of the neck. In the winter and young 

 plumage the changes are of a similar kind to those 

 of the last, the throat and sides of the head becom- 

 ing white ; we have not, however, seen a figure or 

 description of the bird in this state. 



THE BRIDLED GUILLEMOT. 



Uria lacrymans. 



PLATE XV. 



Una lacrymans, Bridled Guillemot, Gw,ld, Yarr., &c 



Guillemot bride, Temm. 



BY the attention of Mr. Yarrell, we have had the 

 satisfaction of examining specimens of this Guille- 

 mot in the summer and winter states of plumage, 

 and have very little hesitation in considering it one 

 of those closely allied species which we so fre- 

 (jnently meet in particular genera ; besides varying 



