. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BROAVN PETKEL 55 grey. Total length about 13 inches, wing , bill , tarsus , middle toe Nest usually in a burrow extending to four feet. They lay one white egg, which measures about x inch. The young of these birds are taken in immense numbers from the islands in Bass Strait, about 600,000 being taken yearly at the Furneaux Groiip of Islands alone. They are killed just as they are leaving for the sea, and are preserved in casks of brine for After Gould. Brown Petrel; Priofinus cinereus. The Brown Petrel. Priofinus cinereus.
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE BROAVN PETKEL 55 grey. Total length about 13 inches, wing , bill , tarsus , middle toe Nest usually in a burrow extending to four feet. They lay one white egg, which measures about x inch. The young of these birds are taken in immense numbers from the islands in Bass Strait, about 600,000 being taken yearly at the Furneaux Groiip of Islands alone. They are killed just as they are leaving for the sea, and are preserved in casks of brine for After Gould. Brown Petrel; Priofinus cinereus. The Brown Petrel. Priofinus cinereus. Southern Ocean. Upper surface brownish, grey, darker on crown, wings and tail; under surface white; under wing-coverts and tail-coverts grey; bill with yellow stripe. Total length about 19 inches, wing 13, tail, central , lateral , bill , tarsus Nest in a burrow some distance from the. water. The one egg is white, and measures x 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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