Auks, Murres and Puffins 



- 1 6. Caasin Auklet. (Ttycoramphus aleuticus). L. 

 9. y4ds. A white spot above eye; above blackish; 

 throat and breast grayish; belly white. Nates, A 

 shrill, squealing "Come bear-r-r, come hear-r-r." 



la. 



Range.— "Pacific Coast of Norlh America from Aleutian Islands to 

 Lower California; breeding soulh to San Geronlmo Island (Lat. 30° )." 

 [A, O, U.) 



23. Marbled Murrelet (Brackjyramphus marmoratm). 

 L. 9.7. Ads., summer. No crest; above dark brown, 

 finely mixed with rusty; below white, all feathers edged 

 with brown. IVinter. Wholly different; above gray; 

 head dark; below white; a nearly complete white 

 nuchal collar. Yng. Similar to winter ad. but blacker 

 above; sprinkled with blackish below. 



Range. — North Pacific; breeds frnm Vancouver north to Aleutian 

 Islands; winters south 10 southern Lallfornia. 



23, 



24. Kittlltz Murrelet {Bfaetyramphus brevirostris). 

 L. 9.5; B., from feathers on top, .4. Ads., summer. 

 Above gray, mottled with buff; breast and sides mottled 

 with buff and black; belly white. IVinter. Sides of head, 

 to fli'OD^ eye, and lower parts white; above gray; outer 

 tail-feathers white. 



Range. — Northern Japan, KamchatliaanilAleutlan Islands, east to 

 Unalaska. (A. O. U.) 



25-. 



25. Xantus Murrelet [Brackyrampbus lypoleums). 

 L. 10. Bill slender. Ads. Above slaty black; under 

 surface of wing -white; inner webs of outer primaries 

 white. 



Range.— Pacific Coast from Monterey south to Cape St. Lucas; 

 breeding as far north as Santa Barbara Island. 



26. Craveri Murrelet (^Bracbyramphus craveri). 

 L. 10. Bill slender. Ads. Above slaty or brownish 

 black; sides slaty; under surface of wings dusky, some- 

 times mixed with white. 



Range,— Coasts of Lower California, from Cape St. Lucas north 

 to Esplritu Santo Island in the Gulf of California, and to Natlvldad 

 Island (lat, 28 =>) on the Pacific side. (A. O. U.) 



/. 



34. Dovekie (_AIU alW). L. 8. Ads., summer. 

 Above blackish; inner wing feathers tipped with white; 

 throat and breast blackish brown. IVinter. Similar, 

 but throat and breast white or mixed grayish. 



Range — North Atlantic and East Arctic; In America breeds from Lat 

 68 " northward; winters south ti) Long Island, rarely to Virginia, Ac- 

 cidental In Mlctilgan. 



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