THE BIRD BOOK 



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34. DovEKiE. Alle alle. 



Range. — Coasts and islands of the North At- 



j ,., lantie and East Arctic oceans, breeding in tlie 



Arctic regions and wintering as far soutla as the 



^> Middle States. The little Dovekie or Sea Dove is 



the smallest member of the family, being only 8 



inches in length, and is the only member of the 



sub-family allinffi. The form is very robust and 



^ the bill is short and stout. In summer the plum- 



-^ age is black abov'e; the throat and upper breast 



Dovekie 



I'uIp greenish blut^ 



are sooty brown, and the under parts are white, 

 as are also the tips of the secondaries and edges 

 of the scapulars. They nest in large numbers 

 on the Rocky cliffs of islands in the East Arctic. 

 Their single pale greenish blue egg is placed in 

 a crevice of the rocks. Size 1.80x1.25. Data. — 

 Greenland, June 8, 1S93. Single egg laid in a 

 crevice of a sea cliff. 



MURRB — White, buff, or dpi-p grecnisli l.lui- 

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