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razorbill, razor-billed auk
a common auk, Alca torda, of the North Atlantic, having a thick laterally compressed bill with white markings Razorbill (Alca torda), a bird of the family Alcidae of the order Charadriiformes. Alca is the only genus. The bird’s back and head are blackish-brown, and the belly is white. Body length, 41-48 cm. The bill is high, laterally compressed, and has a white transverse stripe. The razorbill is found in the northern parts of the Atlantic Ocean; in the USSR it lives on the shores of the Barents and White seas, and in isolated cases, on Lake Ladoga. It nests in coastal rocks; both parents sit 35-36 days on the single egg. The diet consists of small fish. Razorbills winter in the sea. They are cautious birds and excellent swimmers and divers. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | MEAD, Richelle Vampire Academy 332pp ISBN 9781595141743; Frostbite 327pp ISBN 9781595141750 SCIS 1374719; Shadow Kiss 444pp ISBN 9781595141972 SCIS 1392280 Razorbill (Vampire Academy), 2008 $12. uk CAPTION(S): A HEADY MOMENT: This sheep is king of the castle in this beautiful and unusual photograph by Chronicle reader Carole Jeffery; NATURAL: A razorbill by Paul Gray; MAJESTIC: Grouse at Smiddyshaw by Gemma Boyd; BERRY NICE: David Anderson took this photo of a hungry bird in Rickleton; GOING NUTS: It's dinnertime for a young squirrel in this picture by Keith Influence Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen Razorbill c/o Penguin Publishing Group 345 Hudson Avenue, New York NY 10014 9781595142108, $35. |
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