"This species (Alca impennis or Great Auk), extirpated chiefly by the persecution of fisherman, but…
A scene depicting a great auk, as well as razor-bills and puffins. The great auk is now extinct.
A man is gathering Murre's eggs from their nesting cliff. Birds lay single eggs and eggs are elongated…
The guillemots have the beak long, straight, convex above, somewhat angular below. They only come ashore…
The Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) is a bird in the Alcidae family of Auks. It was also known as the…
"Lomvia troile. Common Guillemot, or Murre. Adult in summer: Head and neck all around rich dark maroon…
"Synthliborhamphus antiquus. Nipper-nosed Murrelet. Bill somewhat as in Brachyrhamphus, but stouter…
"Lomvia troile. Common Guillemot, or Murre. Adult in summer: Head and neck all around rich dark maroon…
A bird which nests in holes in the ground. About 12inches long, of a blackish color above, white below,…
"The name for the marine diving birds of the genus Fratercula. The common puffin is a native of the…
"Fratercula corniculata Horned Masking Puffin. Crown of head grayish-black, narrowing to a point at…