AVES. 5 



PYGOPODES. CEPPHI 



ALCIDAE. 



8. Featercula arctica (Linne) Schaffer. 



Puffin; Paroqueet; Sea parrot. 



AIca arctica Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 130. "iN 



EUROPAE BOREALIS OCEANO." 



Mormon arcticus Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1844, vol. 

 7, p. 238, pi. 464. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 24, fig. 6. 

 Rocky seacoasts; nests in burrows. 



Me. — Common winter resident coastwise, and rare summer 

 resident (Matinicus Rock and Machias Seal Island). 

 N. H. — Uncommon winter Aisitor (at Isles of Shoals). 

 Mass. — LTncommon winter visitor coastwise. Oct. IG-March. 

 R. I. — Doubtfully reported. 



9. Cepphus grylle (Linne) Brehm. 



Black guillemot; Pigeon murre; Sea pigeon. 



Alca grylle Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 130. "in 



EuROPAE BOREALIS OCEANO." 



TJria grylle (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1844, vol. 7, p. 

 272, pi. 474. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 24, figs. 7, 8. 

 Rocky seacoasts; nests in deep cre\dces of rocks. 



Me. — Common winter resident coastwise; less common summer 

 • resident from Knox Co. eastward. Eggs, June 15-23. 

 N. H. — L'ncommon Avinter Aisitor coastwise. 

 Mass. — Uncommon winter Aisitor coastmse. Sept.-April 19 

 (May). 

 R. I. — Rare winter visitor. Nov. 18-April. 

 Conn. — Rare winter \isitor coastwise: Stony Creek, Dec, 1887. 



