puffin n

puffin 1 n More nearly than the other choices [in the selection of official bird status], the puffin is a bird of Newfoundland. According to Canadian Wildlife Service estimates, as many as 300,000 pairs--more than two thirds of the Atlantic Puffin population of North America--nest on Great Island, G...

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Summary:puffin 1 n More nearly than the other choices [in the selection of official bird status], the puffin is a bird of Newfoundland. According to Canadian Wildlife Service estimates, as many as 300,000 pairs--more than two thirds of the Atlantic Puffin population of North America--nest on Great Island, Green Island and Gull Island in the Witless Bay Seabird Sanctuary. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup GMS Sep 87 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup