Painted

Published

1932

Volume

1

Plate

34

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Dovekie

Alle alle

DESCRIPTION

When the homing call sounds in early Spring and Sea Doves answer, 'tis Azrael fluting. The spark of energy in their snug bodies yields its force to another form of life and Eskimos hail their coming with wild exultation. Captain MacMillan tells how nostalgia spells death.

Now loud and clear, now diminishing to a low hum, the pulsating musical wingbeats fill all space. The birds that mean food, clothing and change from seal blubber, to the northern natives are back again. The dark Winter has passed, the larder is empty, the sun is mounting, the Eskimos living from hand to mouth. Then that glad cry, "Little Auks! little Auks" brings joy to every heart when the birds' bodies are eaten raw! Thousands are caught with scoop nets, dried, salted or frozen and the skins used for clothing. Destroyed by Foxes, Gulls, Ravens and submarine enemies, yet they seem to be as numerous as ever because homo sapiens walks not there.

BREEDING

RANGE

Coasts, islands and waters of Arctic and North Atlantic. South in Winter to Cape Cod. Majority Winter on southern edge of ice pack.

dovekie
craveri-murrelet
Craveri Murrelet
26
western-grebe
Western Grebe
1
holboell-grebe
Holboell Grebe
2
horned-grebe
Horned Grebe
3
eared-grebe
Eared Grebe
4
mexican-grebe
Mexican Grebe
5
piedbill-grebe
Piedbill Grebe
6
loon
Loon
7
yellowbill-loon
Yellowbill Loon
8
blackthroat-loon
Blackthroat Loon
9
pacific-loon
Pacific Loon
10
redthroat-loon
Redthroat Loon
11
tufted-puffin
Tufted Puffin
12
puffin-largebill-puffin
Puffin, Largebill Puffin
13-13a
horned-puffin
Horned Puffin
14
rhinoceros-auklet
Rhinoceros Auklet
15
cassin-auklet
Cassin Auklet
16
paroquet-auklet
Paroquet Auklet
17
crested-auklet
Crested Auklet
18
whiskered-auklet
Whiskered Auklet
19
least-auklet
Least Auklet
20
ancient-murrelet
Ancient Murrelet
21
marble-murrelet
Marble Murrelet
23
kittlitz-murrelet
Kittlitz Murrelet
24
xantus-murrelet
Xantus Murrelet
25
black-guillemot
Black Guillemot
27
mandt-guillemot
Mandt Guillemot
28
pigeon-guillemot
Pigeon Guillemot
29
murre-california-murre
Murre, California Murre
30-30a
brunnich-murre-pallas-murre
Brunnich Murre, Pallas Murre
31-31a
razorbill-auk
Razorbill Auk
32
dovekie
Dovekie
34
skua
Skua
35
pomarine-jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
36
parasitic-jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
37
longtail-jaeger
Longtail Jaeger
38
ivory-gull
Ivory Gull
39
kittiwake-pacific-kittiwake
Kittiwake, Pacific Kittiwake
40-40a
redleg-kittiwake
Redleg Kittiwake
41
glaucous-gull
Glaucous Gull
42
iceland-gull
Iceland Gull
43
glaucouswing-gull
Glaucouswing Gull
44
kumlien-gull
Kumlien Gull
45
nelson-gull
Nelson Gull
46
great-blackback-gull
Great Blackback Gull
47
slatyback-gull
Slatyback Gull
48
western-gull
Western Gull
49
herring-gull
Herring Gull
51
california-gull
California Gull
53
ringbill-gull
Ringbill Gull
54
shortbill-gull
Shortbill Gull
55
heermann-gull
Heermann Gull
57
laughing-gull
Laughing Gull
58
franklin-gull
Franklin Gull
59
bonaparte-gull
Bonaparte Gull
60
ross-gull
Ross Gull
61
sabine-gull
Sabine Gull
62