. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . entperiod of rest, for the purpose of feeding on therefuse that is thrown overboard. They breedduring our winter on some of the small isolatedislands in the extreme southern portions of theglobe. They lay a single white egg on the bareground. 82. Short-tailed Albatross. Diomedea albatrus. Range. North Pacific Ocean in summer, fromLower California to Alaska. With the exceptionOf the Wandering Albatross, which is now regard-ed as doubtful as oc
. The bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . entperiod of rest, for the purpose of feeding on therefuse that is thrown overboard. They breedduring our winter on some of the small isolatedislands in the extreme southern portions of theglobe. They lay a single white egg on the bareground. 82. Short-tailed Albatross. Diomedea albatrus. Range. North Pacific Ocean in summer, fromLower California to Alaska. With the exceptionOf the Wandering Albatross, which is now regard-ed as doubtful as occurring off our coasts, theShort-tailed Albatross is one of the largest ofthe group, measuring thirty-six inches in has an extent of seven feet or more. Withthe exception of the black primaries, shouldersand tail, the entire plumage is white, tinged with-traw color on the back of the head. The) breed on the guano islands in the North Pacific off the coasts of Alaska and Japan. The\ la\ a singlewhite OD the hare ground or rocks. As withthe other members of the family, the eggs are• tremely variable in size, bul average aboutI . cs. , k foot< i Uhai i Vlbali-i 59 THE BIRD BOOK
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