LXXIII. BLACK GUILLEMOT. 



(Uria grylle.} 



THIS bird was caught alive on her eggs on a little rocky island 

 at the mouth of Loch Ailort, where a few pairs breed annually. 

 She returned to her eggs we cannot call it her nest on being 

 let out at the window after her picture had been taken. Unlike 

 the Common Guillemot, the black one, when alarmed, readily flies 

 up off the water instead of diving. The flight has a resemblance 

 to that of the Grouse. 



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