Bird's-Eye View of Walrus Island:
A, Bluffs occupied by the gulls (Rissa), cormorants (Graculus), and arries (Uria), in nesting from June to September;
B, Belt of Rocks exclusively occupied by the arrie (Uria arra) in incubating;
C, Area of grassy rocky flat occupied by the great white gull (Larus glaucus) for nesting;
D, Boulders and shingle in which the sea-parrots and 'chooch-kies' coneceal their eggs
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| Category | Coasts
Water birds
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| Caption | Bird's-Eye View of Walrus Island:
A, Bluffs occupied by the gulls (Rissa), cormorants (Graculus), and arries (Uria), in nesting from June to September;
B, Belt of Rocks exclusively occupied by the arrie (Uria arra) in incubating;
C, Area of grassy rocky flat occupied by the great white gull (Larus glaucus) for nesting;
D, Boulders and shingle in which the sea-parrots and 'chooch-kies' coneceal their eggs
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| Artist/Photographer | Elliott, Henry W. |
| Image Date | 1873.00 |
| Subject | Water birds--Alaska
Walrus Island (Alaska)
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| Geographic Subject | United States--Alaska--Walrus Island
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| Image Source Author | Elliott, Henry W. |
| Image Source Title | Report on the Prybilov Group, or Seal Islands, of Alaska |
| Pub. Info. | Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1873 |
| Page No./Plate No. | [no pagination in volume] |
| Digital collection | Freshwater and Marine Image Bank |
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| Type | Image |
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