Guillemot
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The Guillemots comprise two genera of auks, Uria and Cepphus.
There are five species:
- Uria
- *Common Guillemot or Common Murre, Uria aalge
- *Brunnich's Guillemot or Thick-billed Murre, Uria lomvia
- Cepphus
- * Black Guillemot or Tystie, Cepphus grylle
- * Pigeon Guillemot, Cepphus columba
- * Spectacled Guillemot, Cepphus carbo
Guillemot is also a (sometimes compulsory) misspelling of guillemet, and the name of a band.
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