. L'histoire naturelle populaire . Zoologie. 4o6 TBE. PUFFIM La surface supérieure de cet oiseau est noir, sauf un patch d'un blanc pur, rond et en face de l'œil et les extrémités des rémiges secondaires, qui sont blanches. L'ensemble de la surface inférieure est blanche, et en hiver, le menton et la gorge sont également blancs. La longueur totale de l'oiseau est de trente-deux pouces. L'étrange petit macareux moine, si commune sur nos côtes, est remarquable pour le péché- forme régulière, une taille énorme, et des couleurs de son bec, qui semble vraiment comme si elle avait été initialement réalisé pour certains oiseaux beaucoup plus grands. Ow- ing pour les dimensions et la forme o

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. The popular natural history . Zoology. 4o6 TBE PUFFIM. The upper surface of this bird is black, except a patch of pure white round and in front of the eye and the ends of the secondaries, which are white. The whole of the under surface is white, and in winter the chin and throat are also white. The total length of the bird is thirty-two inches. The odd little Puffin, so common on our coasts, is remarkable for the sin- gular shape, enormous size, and light colours of its beak, which really looks as if it had been originally made for some much larger bird. Ow- ing to the dimensions and shape of the beak it is often called the Se4 Parrot, or the COULTERNEB. The Puffin can fiy rapidly and walk tolerably, but it dives and swims supremely well, chasing fish in the water, and often bringing out a whole row of sprats at a time ranged along the side of its bill, all the heads being within the mouth and all the tails dangling outside. It breeds upon the rocks and in the rabbit-warrens near the sea, finding the ready- made burrows of the rab- bit very convenient for GREAT AUK.—{Alca imfennis.) the reception of its eggs, and fighting with the owner for possession of the burrow. Where rabbits do not exist, the Puffin digs its own burrow, and works hard at its labour. The egg is g'enerally placed several feet with- in the holes, and the parents defend it vigorously. Even the raven makes little of an attack, for the Puffin grips his foe as he best can, and tries to tumble into the sea, where the raven is soon drown- ed, and the little champion re- turns home in triumph. The egg is white, but soon becomes stained by the earth. The food of this bird consists of fish, crus- taceans, and insects. The top of the head, the back, and a ring round the neck are black, and the cheeks and under surfaces are white. The beak is curiously striped with orange upon bluish grey, and the legs and toes are orange. The length of this bird is about one foot, . Please note that these images are extr

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