PHALERIS TETEACULA. 
PACIFIC DOVEKIE. 
ALCA TETRACULA. Pallas. Spitz. Zool. Yol. X. (1769), p. 23. 
PHALERIS TETRACULA. Steph. Shaw’s Zool. — lb. Cass. B. of N. Amer., p. 907. 
This little Auk is another of that curious family of sea-birds which seem to abound upon our Northwestern Coast. Not at all 
conspicuous in plumage, it is only remarkable for its strange form, and crest of feathers curving forward over the bill. It is also 
found in Kamschatka and Unalaschka, and seems to be confined to the cold northern regions, never coming to the southward. It 
passes most of its time at sea, and is very expert at diving. When upon the land, it usually sits upright near to the water, into 
which it throws itself on the approach of danger. 
The Pacific Dovekie has the entire upper parts dark brown ; a few feathers behind the eyes, white, making a rather conspicuous 
spot. Crest, black. Under parts, cinereous, becoming lighter upon the abdomen. Bill, blackish. Feet, light green. 
The figures are life-size. 
