BLACK GUILLEMOT. 
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NATArORES. 
ALCADJE. 
PLATE CCLXXXI. 
BLACK GUILLEMOT. 
URIA GRYLLE. 
The Black Guillemot is a constant resident on the 
northern islands of Scotland, namely, the Hebrides and 
Orkney Islands: during the winter it is also found all 
along our coasts, being a constant inhabitant of the sea. 
Its geographical distribution extends over the greater part 
of the northern coasts of Europe, Asia, and America to 
within the arctic circle. In Baffin’s Bay and the west 
coast of Greenland this species appears to be most numer¬ 
ous, but nowhere to such an extent as the foregoing species. 
On the coast of Labrador and Hudson’s Bay it is equally 
common, and migrates from thence to the United States 
of America in the winter season. In Holland, France, 
and the German Ocean it is not rare ; this bird may con¬ 
sequently be considered to extend over most of the northern 
countries of Europe. 
The general appearanee of the Black Guillemot is by 
