ALCINA. 699 
THE COMMON GUILLEMOT. 
Ol 
URIA TROILE (Linnzus). 
The Common Guillemot is more numerous than the Razorbill, 
which it resembles in the localities it frequents, the times of its 
arrival and departure, its manners, habits, and food. Near Flam- 
borough, and at other large and accessible colonies, its eggs are 
collected during the season in vast quantities, chiefly, it is said, on 
account of the albumen, which is used in trade, and, except where 
extirpated by persecution, settlements may be found on suitable 
sea-cliffs throughout the British Islands, especially in Scotland, 
Ireland and Wales. 
This species abounds in the Feroes, the south of Iceland, and 
Norway as far east as the Varanger-fjord ; while it ranges northward 
to Bear Island. In the Baltic it breeds on Bornholm; there are 
colonies on Heligoland, as well as on the northern and western 
coasts of France; and Mr. Tait has obtained eggs from the Ber- 
lengas Islands, off Portugal. The Guillemot seldom enters the 
Mediterranean, but it frequents the Atlantic down to about lat. 
30° in winter ; and on the American side it breeds from lat. 64° N. 
