THE BIRD BOOK 
34. Dovekie. Alle alle. 
Range/ — Coasts and islands of the North At- 
lantic and East Arctic oceans, breeding in the 
Arctic regions and wintering as far south 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 allinae. The form is very robust and 
the bill is short and stout. In summer the plum- 
age is black above; the throat and upper breast 
Dovekie 
Pale greenish blue 
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 1.80 x 1.25. Data. — 
Greenland, June 8, 1893. Single egg laid in a 
crevice of a sea cliff. 
