PAROQUET AUKLET. 
17. Plialeris psittacula. 10 inches. 
This bird is much like Cassin Auklet, but lacking the white 
spot over the eye and having a white breast. The bill is very 
peculiar, being quite deep and rounded and having an upward 
tendency. It is orange red in color. 
Range. —The Alaskan coast, usually farther south in winter. 
Nesting in the Aleutian Islands, a single white egg is laid 
(2.25 x 1.40). 
WHISKERED AUKLET. 
19. ZEiliici pygmceci. l 1 /^ inches. 
Breeds quite abundantly on some of the Aleutian Islands. 
The single white egg is laid in burrows or crevices of the rocks 
(2.00 x 1.25). 
CRESTED AUKLET. 
18. ZEtliia cristatella. 8 to 9 inches. 
Similar in form and plumage to the Paroquet Auklet, except 
the whole underparts are gray. 
Nest and Range.— On the islands and main land of the Alas¬ 
kan coast, laying only one chalky white egg in crevices or 
burrows under the rocks. 
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