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The Puffin breeds from the Bay of Fun- 

 day northward, nesting in holes of rocky cliffs 

 or in burrows which it excavetes for itself in 

 the soil on the surface of islands. The sin- 

 gle egg is white, usually much stained, occa- 

 sionally mottled with greenish. Migrates 

 south in Oct. to winter from off the coast of 

 N. E. to N. J. At this season keeps well out 

 to sea. only occasionally approaching very 

 near land. Goes north in April. Common. 

 It is often called Sea Parrot and Paroquet. 



15. LARGE-BILLED PUFFIN. 



Not to be distinguished at any distance 

 from the Puffin, the only difference being the 

 slightly larger size and proportionately larg- 

 er bill. Breeds in the Arctic regions; south- 

 ward range in winter not well known. 



16. TUFTED PUFFIN. 



Differs from the Puffin in being sooty 

 gray beneath, instead of white, in all stages 

 of plumage. In the breeding season the sides 



