. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . FalklaiHi I^hu R. South Georgia. Giant Fulmar. For description see page 330. K. C. Murphy. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 31 It was observed by some of the officers at Port St. Antonio chasing a diver,which tried to escape by diving and tiying, but was continually struck downand at last killed by a blow on its head. At Port St. Julian these greatpetrels were seen killing and devouring young gulls. Winter.—Mr. W. Eagle Clarke (1907) says: That at th
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . FalklaiHi I^hu R. South Georgia. Giant Fulmar. For description see page 330. K. C. Murphy. LIFE HISTORIES OF NORTH AMERICAN PETRELS AND PELICANS. 31 It was observed by some of the officers at Port St. Antonio chasing a diver,which tried to escape by diving and tiying, but was continually struck downand at last killed by a blow on its head. At Port St. Julian these greatpetrels were seen killing and devouring young gulls. Winter.—Mr. W. Eagle Clarke (1907) says: That at the close of the southern summer numbers of giant petrels (Ossi-fraga gigantca) cross the Antarctic Circle and sojourn among the polar ice erethey retreat northwards to pass the winter in more genial oceanic resorts. Itis possible, however, that some of these visitors to the far south are non-breeding birds, and, if so, they may have spent the entire summer there. TheTubinares are, as is well known, great wanderers, but these very remarkablesouthern incursions are, perhaps, to be explained by the extraordinary abund-ance of food to be
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