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The arctic fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.

Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family Procellaridæ. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to Oceanites, Oceanodroma, Procellaria, and several allied genera. Diving petrel, any bird of the genus Pelecanoides. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere. -- Fulmar p…

An arctic sea bird Fratercula arctica) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also bottle nose, cockandy, coulterneb, marrot, mormon, pope, and sea parrot.

A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove.

the common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea birds.

A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common gannet.

A sea bird, the puffin. [Prov.Eng.]

Having all four toes united by a web;-said of certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under Aves.

rils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea birds.

A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters, albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny nostrils.