Brachyramphus is a small genus of seabirds from the North Pacific. Brachyramphus is from Ancient Greek brakhus, "short", and rhamphos, "bill". The species are named as "murrelets"; this is a diminutive of "murre", a word of uncertain origins, but which may imitate the call of the common guillemot. The genus contains three species: \n* Marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus \n* Long-billed murrelet Brachyramphus perdix \n* Kittlitz's murrelet, Brachyramphus brevirostris