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	DIVER - LoveToKnow Article on DIVER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		This Family belongs to the Cecomor p/rae of T. Huxley, and is usually supposed to occupy a place between the Alcidae and Podicipedidae; but to which of these groups it is most closely related is undecided.
		While C. septentrionalis inhabits the north temperate zone of both hemispheres, C. arcticus breeds in suitable places from the Hebrides to Scan 2 A. Garrod, in his tentative and chiefly myological arrangement of Birds (Proc Zool.
		ff7), placed the Colymbidae and Podicipedidae in one order (Anseriformes) and the Alcidae in another (Charadriiformes); but the artificial nature of this assignment may be realized by the fact of his considering the other Families of the former order to be Analidae and Spheniscidce.
	98.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DI/DIVER.htm (485 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Nature (Al) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A single generation is on the wing from May to July in oak and mixed forests.
		Alcidae is the auks family of birds of the order Natatores.
		They are characterized by a bill which is much flattened vertically; short wings; legs placed at the extremity of the body; the feet are three-toed and palmated; the tail is short.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /B1AA.HTM (2097 words)

	Auk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Auks are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.
		They are superficially similar to penguins due to their fl-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits.
		Mating itself can happen both on the colony, as happens with the Razorbill and Little Auk, or at sea, as the puffins and auklets do.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Auks (975 words)

	puffin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		common name for a diving bird of the family Alcidae (auk family).
		Its large, triangular bill, brilliantly colored in yellow, blue, and vermilion, is adapted to carrying several fish at one time; it also gives the puffin its alternate name of sea parrot.
		Puffins are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Alcidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pu/puffin.html (221 words)

	Auk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Alcidae is a family of highly specialized SEABIRDS that contains auks (including the now extinct GREAT AUK), auklets, MURRES, murrelets, RAZORBILLS, dovekies, guillemots and PUFFINS.
		Both parents incubate the egg and rear the young; incubation and chick-rearing usually last a total of 10 weeks.
		Suggested Reading D.N. Nettleship, "Family Alcidae (Auks)," Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol 3: Hoatzin to Auks (1996); Nettleship and T.R. Birkhead, The Atlantic Alcidae: The Evolution, Distribution and Biology of the Auks Inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Water Areas (1985).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0000400 (349 words)

	auk on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		(ôk), common name for a member of the family Alcidae (alcid family), swimming and diving birds of the N Atlantic and Pacific, which includes the guillemots and puffins.
		The single egg is laid on bare rock on cliff ledges, and incubation duties are shared by both parents.
		Auks are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Alcidae.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a1/auk.asp (541 words)

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		Tu quoque, Alcidae soror 1315 tantum ex parente, cuspidem in fratrem tuum iaculare, Pallas.
		(Alcmena) Compesce uoces, inclutum Alcidae genus miseraeque fato similis Alcmenae nepos: longus dolorem forsitan uincet sopor.
		quis erit recepto tutus Alcida locus inter astra?
	pot-pourri.fltr.ucl.ac.be /files/AClassFTP/TEXTES/SENECA/sen_hercul_oeta.txt (9581 words)

	::Seabirds:: (Parakeet Auklet )
		Parakeet Auklets are in the family of birds known as the Alcidae which are commonly referred to as the auks.
		The Alcidae family consists of murres, puffins, murrelets, and other auks.
		All of the birds in this family are characterized by their ability to fly through the air as well as dive underwater using their wings to swim.
	www.absc.usgs.gov /research/seabird_foragefish/seabirds/flash_cards/parakeet_auklet.html (303 words)

	Crested Murrelet
		The Japanese (Crested) Murrelet is the rarest member of the Alcidae and its remaining populations are seriously threatened.
		U_aalge: In the rarest member of the family Alcidae, the Japanese or Crested Murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume), the estimated mortality in high-seas drift net...
		Alcidae Crested Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume (V) - Very few reports in recent years.
	www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/C/Crested_Murrelet.shtml (583 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Alcidae - Murres, Razorbills, Puffins
		The Alcidae are the Northern Hemisphere's equivalent of penguins.
		They are aquatic and spend most of their time at sea fishing for fish, squid, shrimp, and other marine animals.
		Twenty of these species breed in North America, but only six in the eastern half of the continent.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/alcids/alcids.htm (90 words)

	Encyclopedia: Common Guillemot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Families Thinocoridae Pedionomidae Scolopacidae Rostratulidae Jacanidae Chionididae Burhinidae Haematopodidae Recurvirostridae Ibidorhynchidae Charadriidae Pluvianellidae Dromadidae Glareolidae Stercorariidae Rhynchopidae Laridae Sternidae Alcidae Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds.
		Genera Alle Uria Alca Pinguinus Cepphus Brachyramphus Synthliboramphus Ptychoramphus Cyclorrhynchus Aethia Cerorhinca Fratercula Auks are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.
		Categories: Guillemots Genera Alle Uria Alca Pinguinus Cepphus Brachyramphus Synthliboramphus Ptychoramphus Cyclorrhynchus Aethia Cerorhinca Fratercula Auks are birds of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Common-Guillemot (852 words)

	The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior - References (Auks)
		Gaston, A. The Ancient Murrelet: A natural history in the Queen Charlotte Islands.
		Bird families of the world: The auks (Alcidae).
		The Atlantic Alcidae: The evolution, distribution and biology of the auks inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent water areas.
	www.sibleyguides.com /birdlife_references_auks.htm (132 words)

	Alcidae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		"Alcidae" is a common misspelling or typo for: Alidade.
		English words defined with "Alcidae": Alca &diams; family Alcidae ♦ genus Alca, genus Plautus ♦ Plautus.
		The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World, Vol.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Al/Alcidae.html (267 words)

	alcidae - OneLook Dictionary Search
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		Alcidae : Hutchinson Dictionary of Animals [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?loc=rescb&w=alcidae (96 words)

	Brachyramphus marmoratus
		SFU MAMU publication list: A large-scale model for the at-sea distribution and abundance of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) during the breeding season in coastal British...
		Seabirds Skulls Alcidae Small Auks: Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus, two subspecies differing only slightly in measurements: Bm marmoratus, from North California to central Aleutian Is....
		Marine Ecology Progress Series: MEPS 256:243-255: ABSTRACT: We investigated daily and annual variation in the marine habitat selection of marbled murrelets Brachyramphus marmoratus (Alcidae) in the nearshore...
	www.specieslist.com /endangered/scientific_name/B/Brachyramphus_marmoratus.shtml (3175 words)

	AllRefer.com - murre (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		murre[mOr] Pronunciation Key, common name for a group of diving birds of the same family as the auk and the puffin (family Alcidae) and including the guillemots.
		Both male and female incubate the single egg laid per season.
		Murres are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Alcidae.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/murre.html (233 words)

	Searching Shop-NC.com for Alcida
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		Ancient Murrelet SHOREBIRDS-Order: Charadriiformes; Auks-Family: Alcidae; Scientific Name: Synthliboramphus antiquus...
		Least Auklet SHOREBIRDS-Order: Charadriiformes; Auks-Family: Alcidae; Scientific Name: Aethia pusilla...
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	family alcidae - OneLook Dictionary Search
		We found 4 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word family alcidae:
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	Alcidae - EvoWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Alcidae is a family of marine paleartic birds which includes the auks, puffins, guillemots, murres, murrelets, including the now extinct but iconic Alca impennis -- the Great Auk, eradicated in 1844.
		Cornell University Birds of the World: Alcidae (http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/winkler/botw/alcidae.html)
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	wiki.cotch.net /index.php/Alcidae (72 words)

	Auk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		They are superficially similar to penguins due to their fl-and-white colours their posture and some of their habits.
		The reason the story of the Auk's extinction has remained in our brai...
		Although fictional, the book tells an interesting story about where this species was found, its distribution, and as best as can be reconstructed, some information about its behavior.
	www.freeglossary.com /Auk (237 words)

	Untitled Document
		The avian family Alcidae have a curious distribution.
		What mechanisms or phenomena can you propose (and how would you test for their effects) that could explain the disjunct distributions of lineages within G.
		What is the extent of the fossil record for your taxon of choice and what insights can it provide into the origin of that taxon and its distribution?
	www.zoology.ubc.ca /~etaylor/413www/project.d/project2004.html (1064 words)

	Encyclopedia: Little Auk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species.
		A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von LinnÃ© (listen?), and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 â€“ January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy.
		The term link can refer to: // Computer related A connection between two components of a network.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Little-Auk (1119 words)

	Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Alcidae - Dovekie (Alle alle)
		Nearctica - Natural History - Birds of Eastern North America - Alcidae - Dovekie (Alle alle)
		Identification: Length from tip of bill to tip of tail 8 inches.
		The eggs is laid in a rocky crevice.
	www.nearctica.com /birds/alcids/Aalle.htm (187 words)

	THE FAUNA OF HELMINTHES OF CHARADRIIFORMES IN ALASKA (EXCEPT ALCIDAE) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		THE FAUNA OF HELMINTHES OF CHARADRIIFORMES IN ALASKA (EXCEPT ALCIDAE)
		The Fauna of Helminthes of Charadriiformes in Alaska (Except Alcidae): Their Zoogeographical Peculiarities and Origins
		The above-presented example shows that the studies of biodiversity of parasites and their zoogeographical relationships in Arctic may present very interesting material for the reconstruction of processes that occurred in the course of history.
	wildlife.usask.ca /SatellitePages/iwap/abstracts/kontc.html (220 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Amazon.com: Books: The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World)
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		The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World) (Hardcover)
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	The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Book > The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World) > Customer Reviews:
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		The high price and limited treatment of field identification may put off many birdwatchers, however those who read the book will be surprised at how interesting the auks really are.
	www.history-asia.com /The_Auks_Alcidae_Bird_Families_of_the_World_0198540329.html (182 words)

	Marbled Murrelet
		Marbled Murrelet's were first described in 1789 by Gmelin.
		The Marbled Murrelet is a small seabird of the Alcidae family.
		The North American subspecies ranges from the Aleutian Archipelago in Alaska, eastward to Cook Inlet, Kodiak Island, Kenai Peninsula, and Prince William Sound, southward coastally throughout the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska, and through British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, to central California.
	www.fws.gov /cno/arcata/es/birds/m_murrelet.html (152 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: The Auks: Alcidae (Bird Families of the World S.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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	Merriam-Webster Online
		alcidae is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com.
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