. Animal studies. 220 ANIMAL STUDIES seas, rarely coming ashore except at the breeding-season. Some species of the former are abundant off our shores? especially the stormy petrel {Procellaria pelagica) or Mother Carey's chickens (Oceanites oceanicus), which, are often seen winging their tireless flight in the wake of ocean vessels. Among the dozen or so albatrosses few reach our shores. The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), celebrated in story and as the largest sea-bird (fourteen feet between the tips of its outstretched wings), is an inhabitant of the southern hemisphere, and only rar
. Animal studies. 220 ANIMAL STUDIES seas, rarely coming ashore except at the breeding-season. Some species of the former are abundant off our shores? especially the stormy petrel {Procellaria pelagica) or Mother Carey's chickens (Oceanites oceanicus), which, are often seen winging their tireless flight in the wake of ocean vessels. Among the dozen or so albatrosses few reach our shores. The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), celebrated in story and as the largest sea-bird (fourteen feet between the tips of its outstretched wings), is an inhabitant of the southern hemisphere, and only rarely extends its journeys to more northern regions. 205. Cormorants and pelicans (Steganopodes).—The cor- morants and pelicans are comparatively large water-birds. Fig. 124.—White pelicans (P. erythrorhynchus) and whooping-crane (Grus amen' cana). Photograph by W. K. Fisher. usually abundant along the seashore and in many sections of the United States. The cormorants or shags are glossy. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Kellogg, Vernon L. [from old catalog].
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