LEAST AUKLET. 
20. JEthia pusilla. 6Vi* inches. 
This is the smallest of the Anklets, and in habits are the 
same as others of the same family. They are one of the most 
abundant of the water birds of the extreme Northwest. 
Nest.—Only one single white egg is laid upon the bare rocks 
or in crevices, on the islands of the Alaskan coast (1.50x1.10). 
ANCIENT MURRELET. 
21. Synthliboramphus antiquus. 11 inches. 
The Murrelets have no crests or plumes and the bills are more 
slender than the Auklets and are not highly colored. 
Nest. —One or two eggs are laid either in burrows or crevices 
of the rocks, buffy white in color, with faint markings of light 
brown. 
Range.—Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska, 
breeding north of the United States. 
MARBLED MURRELET. 
23. Brachyramphus marmoratus. 10 inches. 
Nesting habits and eggs are similar to the Ancient Murrelet 
(2.20 x 1.40) and range is same as above, possibly breeding 
a little farther south. 
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