122 Birds of Canada. 



Puffinus major. The Greater Shearwater. 



The Greater Shearwater frequents the extreme 

 eastern coast of Canada. Length, twenty inches ; 

 brownish-ash, above ; grayish-white, below ; bill, 

 compressed near the end ; a straight spur in 

 place of a hind toe. 



Puffinus anglorum. Mank's Shearwater. 



Habitat, the coast of New Brunswick, Nova 

 Scotia, and Newfoundland. Upper parts, brown- 

 ish-black ; lower, white ; bill, greenish-black. 

 Length, fourteen inches. Breeds in burrows ; 

 lays one white egg. 



Puffinus obscurus. Dusky Shearwater. 



This bird frequents the coast of New Bruns- 

 wick and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Upper 

 parts, sooty-black ; lower, white ; bill, light blue. 

 Length, eleven inches. 



FAMILY ALCID^E. 

 Sub-Family ALCIN.E. The Auks. 



A lea impcnnis. The Great Auk. 



The Greak Auk is becoming very rare : a few 

 specimens are occasionally seen on the coast of 

 Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Color : head, 



