“In the interim, the auklet egg was left in a carton buried in the sand to keep it safe and cool.”

“Many shorebirds and seabirds are found here, including rhinoceros auklet, Brandt's cormorants, and all manner of gulls, puffins, petrels, murres, and more.”

“Alcidae, bird family, order Charadriiformes, which includes the birds known as auk, auklet, dovekie, guillemot, murre, murrelet, and puffin.”

“The auk gracefully glided over the icy Arctic waters in search of fish.”

“In the early 19th century another alcid, the great auk, still inhabited the North Atlantic waters.”

“The death knell could also be sounded for other species dependent on the ice, such as the ringed seal, bearded seal and little auk.”

“The removal of these predators has benefitted many other bird species on the islands, including puffins, murres, and auklets.”

“However, several unusual attributes of crested auklets, Aethia cristatella, warranted further investigation.”

“Demographic history appears to have been stable for the auklets throughout the past several million years, and a founder effect associated with their speciation is unlikely.”

“Morphologically, the diving petrels resemble northern auks much more than they resemble other procellariiform birds.”

“Some flightless birds, such as living penguins, puffins, and rails, and the extinct auks and phororhacoids, are classified in the Neognathae along with most flying birds.”

“This little bird belongs to the family of auks and puffins, the guillemots and the dovekie.”