Similar in form and plumage to the [Paroquet Auklet], except the whole under parts are gray.
Nest and Range.—On the islands and main land of the Alaskan coast, laying only one chalky white egg in crevices or burrows under the rocks.
LEAST AUKLET.
20. Æthia pusilla. 6½ inches.
This is the smallest of the Auklets, 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 (1.50 × 1.10).
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.