ALGA 863 



Hob. The North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, and southern 

 Baltic ; in winter south on the American side to New England, 

 and on the European side down to about 30; the North 

 Pacific Ocean south to Japan and Southern California. 



Like the Razorbill it is a marine species, keeping in vast 

 companies, obtaining its food chiefly by diving, and like it 

 breeds socially on the ledges of sea cliffs, generally those over- 

 hanging the sea, the egg, for only 1 is deposited, being placed 

 on the ground, no nest being made. The eggs vary greatly, 

 the ground-colour from white to deep blue or greenish blue, 

 and the markings, which are sometimes mere spots, and at 

 others contorted and fantastic lines, from reddish brown to 

 dark brown and blackish, and in size they vary from 3*5 by 

 1-88 to 3-5 by 2-5. 



1190. BRUNNICH'S GUILLEMOT. 

 ALGA LOMVIA. 



Alca lomvia (Pall.), Zoogr. Eoss. As. ii. p. 345 (1811) ; Eidgway, p. 18 ; 

 (Ogilvie Grant), Cat. B. Br. Mus. xxvi. p. 577 ; A. bruennichi 

 (Sabine), Trans. Linn. Soc. xii. p. 538 (1817) ; (Hewitson), ii. p. 460, 

 pi. cxxv. ; (Gould), B. of E. v. pi. 398 ; Dresser, viii. p. 575, pi. 622 ; 

 (Saunders), p. 701 ; (Lilford), vi. p. 87, pis. 39, 40 ; A. arra (Pall.), 

 Zoogr. Eoss. As. ii. p. 347 (1811) ; (Naum.) xii. p. 535, Taf. 333 ; 

 (Tacz.) F. 0. Sib. 0. p. 1217. 



Dickschnabel-Lumme, German ; Groote Zeekoet, Dutch ; Stut- 

 nefia, Icel. ; Brunnichs Teiste, Dan. ; Lomvi, Norweg. ; Brunnichs- 

 Grrisla, Swed. 



ad. (Greenland). Crown, nape, and upper parts glossy black, the 

 head and neck with a faint greenish gloss ; wings and tail black, the 

 secondaries tipped with white ; chin, throat, and sides of head brownish 

 black ; under parts white ; bill black, stout, the ridge of the upper 

 mandible yellowish white ; legs and feet plumbeous black, the upper parts 

 of the toes and tarsus tinged with deep yellowish olive ; iris dark brown. 

 Gape 2*25, wing 8*5, tail 2'2, tarsus 1-5 inch. Sexes alike. In winter the 

 upper parts are duller and the chin and throat white. 



Hob. Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic, occasionally visiting 

 the coasts of Norway, and of rare and accidental occurrence 

 on the coasts of the British Islands, Denmark, Germany, and 

 Holland ; North Pacific as far south as Japan. 



In habits and nidification this species does not differ from 

 77. troile, and its eggs are similar, but as a rule somewhat blunter 

 at the small end, and rather more brightly coloured. 



