. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE GIANT PETKEL 61 The Cook Petrel. (Estrelata cooki. New Zealand seas principally, also eastern coast of Australia. Upper surface dark grey, face and under surface white, sides of neck slightly mottled. A more slender bill than White-winged Petrel. Nest the usual burrow. The egg measures x inch. 8uh-family FulmarincE. Sides of the palate with more or less distinctly developed Giant Petrel; Macronectes gigantea. After Gould. Key to the Genera. Size Terv large, 34 inches. Tail quills 16. Size smaller, 16 inches. Tail quills 14. Size smalle
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE GIANT PETKEL 61 The Cook Petrel. (Estrelata cooki. New Zealand seas principally, also eastern coast of Australia. Upper surface dark grey, face and under surface white, sides of neck slightly mottled. A more slender bill than White-winged Petrel. Nest the usual burrow. The egg measures x inch. 8uh-family FulmarincE. Sides of the palate with more or less distinctly developed Giant Petrel; Macronectes gigantea. After Gould. Key to the Genera. Size Terv large, 34 inches. Tail quills 16. Size smaller, 16 inches. Tail quills 14. Size smallest, 11 or 12 inches. Tail quills 12, First and second primaries suh-equal. First primary longest. Macronectes (Ossifraga). Daption. Halobsena. Prion. The Giant Petrel. Macronectes (Ossifraga) gigantea. Southern seas; north to about latitude 30° S. Uniform dark brown, edges of feathers paler, bill yellow, legs black; total length about 34 inches, wing , tail, central 7, lateral , bill , tarsus 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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