. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Soiitli Falkland Islands Giant Fulmar. For description see page 330. R. H. Beck. LIFE HtSTOTimS OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 29 . The habit thnt this bird has, in connuon with most of tlie petrels, of dis-gorging semidigpsted food when disturbed or annoyed is very commonly seen inputting it to tiight after feeding. It is interesting to notice how small an amountof such ballast removed by vomiting seems to turn the scale, for it is quite in-significant when com
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . Soiitli Falkland Islands Giant Fulmar. For description see page 330. R. H. Beck. LIFE HtSTOTimS OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 29 . The habit thnt this bird has, in connuon with most of tlie petrels, of dis-gorging semidigpsted food when disturbed or annoyed is very commonly seen inputting it to tiight after feeding. It is interesting to notice how small an amountof such ballast removed by vomiting seems to turn the scale, for it is quite in-significant when compared with what the stomach actually contains; yet thebird seems so utterly unable to i-un or to rise from the ice until relieved, that,no mutter how closely it is pressed, it will come to a dead stop in order to dis-encuinl)er itself by a number of voluntary efforts before making a serious effortto rise. The giant petrel lives on any carrion that it is able to discover, and it cannever be at a loss during the Antarctic sununer for a plentiful supply of deadseals and penguins. I know not whether in the Macquarie and Auckland I
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