MURRES 



(30) Uria troille troille 



{Linn.) (Gr., a diving bird). 



MURRE; FOOLISH GUILLE- 

 MOT. Ad. in summer — Head and 

 neck all around, sooty brown as 



shown. In wiiitei The back of the 



head is blackish, while the cheeks and 

 throat are white. L., 16.00; W., 8.00 

 Tar., 1.40; B., 1.75, depth at nostril 

 ■5o- 



Range — Breeds on rocky coasts 

 £rom Newfoundland to Ungava and 

 Greenland. Winters south to Me. 



(3) Uria lomvia lomvia 



{Linn.) 



BRUNNICH'S MURRE. Like 

 the Murre, but bill short and stout, 

 1.25 X .50; back of head darker than 

 the throat, in summer. Winters 

 south to Mass. and casually to S. 

 Car. and in the interior. 



rings about the eyes and a line back of it; this irrespective 

 of se.x. 



Long rows of them Hne the available ledges of the nesting 

 cliff, each sitting upright and each covering a single, large 

 pear-shaped egg. By the way, Murre eggs present a greater 

 diversity of coloration than those of any other species of 

 bird with which I am familiar; the ground color ranges from 

 a dull white to a deep sea-green, and the black markings are 

 scrawled and spotted on in endless patterns. The eggs are 



Wvift. \o«vv'i<\ 



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