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WATER BIRDS 



Winter Plumage : Throat white ; upper parts uniform dark gray ; UDder 



parts white. 

 Downy Young : Above, soft dark gray ; lower parts and throat white. 

 Geographical Distribution : Coasts of the Northern Pacific from Monte- 

 rey northward to arctic circle. 

 Breeding Range : From Sitka northward. 

 Breeding Season : June and July. 

 Nest: Unlined, in holes in a bank or shallow burrow. 

 Eggs: 2 ; deep buff, with fine markings of light purplish brown. 

 Size 2.32 X 1-47. 



In " California Water Birds," No. IT., Mr. Leverett 

 M. Loomis says concerning the occurrence of the Ancient 

 Murrelet at Monterey in 

 midwinter: "About - , 

 five hundred yards 

 from the surf a belt 

 of drift kelp extend- 



ing from Seaside 

 Laboratory C 

 around Point _^ 

 Pinos (Pacific 

 Grove, Cal.) 

 had gained an 

 anchorage. 

 The nar — 



21. Ancient 

 Murrelet. 



lt If a while-cap developed near them, 

 they would always escape it by diving" 



row strip between this and the 



beach was the favorite resort of 



- ^="?^Ancient Murrelets. A good many were 



^-^'^ also found near the surf in the little coves in 



-•^the direction of Monterey, and some were seen 



several miles out from the land. They were great 



