DIVING BIRDS 
NEST AND EGGS OF PIED-BILLED GREBE 
PUFFINS, AUKS and MURRES. 
Family ALCIDAi 
Puffins, Auks and Murres are all sea birds and are only found inland when 
blown there by some severe storm of winter. At this season numbers of them 
are apt to lose their bearings and may sometimes be found with their feet 
frozen in some of our inland ponds. Puffins are heavily built birds in appear- 
ance, but are very active both on the wing and in the water. Their wings are 
much larger comparatively than those of the other members of this family, 
so they are enabled to perform evolutions in the air, which are withheld from 
the others. They stand upright on the sole of the foot and are able to walk 
quite easily on land. Puffins have very heavy and deep but thin bills, which 
are entirely unlike those of any other bird and often give then the name of 
Parrot Auks. Puffins, Auks ana Murres are otherwise recognized by the pres- 
ence of but three toes which are webbed. 
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