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Cepphus grylle
Guillemot Guil"le*mot`, n. [F.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers. Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus Uria (as U. troile); the black or foolish guillemot (Cepphus grylle, formerly Uria grylle), is called also sea pigeon and eligny. See Murre.

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- There are also fossil forms: Cepphus olsoni Howard, 1982 (San Luis Rey River Late Miocene - Early Pliocene of W USA) Cepphus storeri Harrison, 1977 (Red...
- pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) (/ˈɡɪlɪmɒt/) is a species of bird in the auk family, Alcidae. One of three species in the genus Cepphus, it is most closely...
- species placed in the genus Cepphus that was introduced in 1769 by the Prussian naturalist Peter Pallas. The genus name Cepphus is from Ancient Gr**** kepphos...
- term covers two genera, Uria and Cepphus. In North America the Uria species are called murres and only the Cepphus species are called "guillemots". The...
- has media related to Cepphus carbo. Wikispecies has information related to Cepphus carbo. BirdLife International (2018). "Cepphus carbo". IUCN Red List...
- Cepphini – true guillemots Cepphus Black guillemot or tystie, Cepphus grylle Pigeon guillemot, Cepphus columba Kurile guillemot, Cepphus columba snowi Spectacled...
- Cepphus columba (pigeon guillemot) Cepphus carbo (spectacled guillemot)...
- Male and female Pigeon Guillemot, Cepphus columba, mutual courtship display...
- to those of the waders and waterfowl. Some, such as the black guillemot Cepphus grylle and some gulls, are quite sedentary; others, such as most terns...
- Alcini Alca Alle †Pinguinus Uria Synthliboramphini Synthliboramphus Cepphini Cepphus Brachyramphini Brachyramphus...