VI. 
THE BLACK GUILLEMOT. 
This bird was caught alive on her eggs on a little rocky island at the mouth of 
Loch Ailort, where a few pairs breed annually. She returned to her eggs — one 
cannot call it her nest — after her picture had been taken. 
This bird, unlike the Common Guillemot, readily flies off the water when ap- 
proached, and does not dive so much. The flight has a resemblance to that of a 
grouse. 
