. The Emu. Birds -- Periodicals; Birds -- Australasia Periodicals. ^"'' i^^'l Ferguson, Observaiions on Albatrosses at Sea. 245. Young Albatross, Swimming. CHARLES BARRETT, a distinct pink mark on the side of the neck near the nape. Although this was more commonly seen on the white-winged forms, several dark-winged birds were seen with_ this mark, though it was, as a rule, fainter in these birds. On the other hand, several specimens with a large amount of white on the wings were noted in which no trace of the pink coloration could be seen. Mr. Mathews states, under D. e. rothschildi :—&qu
. The Emu. Birds -- Periodicals; Birds -- Australasia Periodicals. ^"'' i^^'l Ferguson, Observaiions on Albatrosses at Sea. 245. Young Albatross, Swimming. CHARLES BARRETT, a distinct pink mark on the side of the neck near the nape. Although this was more commonly seen on the white-winged forms, several dark-winged birds were seen with_ this mark, though it was, as a rule, fainter in these birds. On the other hand, several specimens with a large amount of white on the wings were noted in which no trace of the pink coloration could be seen. Mr. Mathews states, under D. e. rothschildi :—" In life these birds have, on each side of the nape, a roseate-pink patch, which fades away entirely after ; I have no recollection of ever having seen such a mark on an East Australian bird, and have no note of its occurrence. On the return voyage, however, a bird was seen with evidences of a pink mark when east of Albany. Seeing that D. exulans is extremely common in the Great Australian Bight and Southern Australian seas, it would be of interest to know to what sub-species these birds belonged ; probably, however, these waters form the minghng ground of the two races. To D. exulans exulans I am probably correct in referring the. 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 Australasian Ornithologists' Union; Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Melbourne : Australasian Ornithologists' Union
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