horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) Description
English: « Mormon corniculatum » = Fratercula corniculata (Horned Puffin)
Français: « Mormon corniculatum » = Fratercula corniculata (Macareux cornu)
Date 1832
Source Kupfertafeln zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel http://archive.org/stream/kupfertafelnzurn00kitt#page/28/mode/2up
Author Heinrich von Kittlitz (1799–1874) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_von_Kittlitz
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fratercula_corniculata_1832.jpg
The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is an auk, similar in appearance to the Atlantic puffin. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks. This species winters far out to sea, and breeds on rocky islands off the coasts of Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia. One white egg is usually laid in a crevice or cavity among the rocks. Order: Charadriiformes, Family: Alcidae, Genus: Fratercula, Species: Fratercula corniculata (Naumann, JF, 1821).
