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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 URIN^E. The Giiillemots. 



BLACK GUILLEMOT. 



Uria grylle. The Black Guillemot. 



The Black Guillemot is thirteen inches in 

 length. Color, black ; a white patch on each 

 wing. This bird is a 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. 



