Murre, << mur, >> is a type of sea bird that lives on rocky coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific. Great colonies consisting of thousands of murres crowd the rock ledges during the breeding season. A murre is from 16 to 17 inches (41 to 43 centimeters) long. It has short wings. The bird is brownish-black above and white on the breast and throat.
The female murre hatches a single large, pointed egg, which it lays on the bare stone. The egg varies from white to bluish-green and usually has black, brown, or red markings.
See also Auk.
