Gilmore 1931 PALLAS' MURRE. (4) the precipitous cliffs, and as hundreds flew out in a downward slanting flight, swift and sure, there seemed to be no diminution in the numbers still sitting on the rocks. The face of the cliff, as one looked upwards for 500-700 ft. from the base, was the scene of continual motion, birds taking off in jumps and other all alighting. The latter stopped the force of their flight by banging against their breasts against the rock wall. In the low roaring undertone of noise I could not dis- tinguish any distinctive sounds from the [illegible] murres. Young birds were not very numerous but several were found at the base of the cliffs where they had evidently fallen from above. The specimens taken were not very fat — the pickings seem to have been quite poor. The murres were nesting alongside of a few Horned Puffins and Pacific Kittiwakes. Glaucous Gulls, which probably feed on the eggs or young