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Fratercula cirrhata

Tufted Puffin

Gelbschopf-Lund

The Aleut and Ainu people of the North Pacific traditionally hunted the Tufted Puffin for food and feathers. Skins were used to make tough parkas worn feather side in and the silky tufts were sewn into ornamental work. West Coast, Oregon, USA

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