Popular science monthly . ..i!iA^;^ klHb^gj ^^ - i^ J^n^MUBKr^^ ^mokSHHI .-*• jKjiH^^v^^ ^-^ IBW^^^ i^^^^^^H ^mBHB^ 4lr^ ^ « ^ S «C ^ l|t^ii JJP ^_^ j^t-^ 4f^ ^ gr r >^ ^5^ ^^Fj *n ^ ^-^^S^^^J^ 1 l- ! ^^ M. On the Island of Laysan inOceania, Thousands of Al-batross Live from No-vember to January. TheIsland Is So Rarely VisitedThat It Is a VeritableAlbatross Paradise. TheBirds Are Splendid Flyersand Swimmers, but on DryLand They Are as Clumsyas Geese. The Spread ofWing of Albatross is Seven -teen Feet, and the Lengthof the Body Four Feet The Albatross Breeds Be-tween November andDecember. Th

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Popular science monthly . ..i!iA^;^ klHb^gj ^^ - i^ J^n^MUBKr^^ ^mokSHHI .-*• jKjiH^^v^^ ^-^ IBW^^^ i^^^^^^H ^mBHB^ 4lr^ ^ « ^ S «C ^ l|t^ii JJP ^_^ j^t-^ 4f^ ^ gr r >^ ^5^ ^^Fj *n ^ ^-^^S^^^J^ 1 l- ! ^^ M. On the Island of Laysan inOceania, Thousands of Al-batross Live from No-vember to January. TheIsland Is So Rarely VisitedThat It Is a VeritableAlbatross Paradise. TheBirds Are Splendid Flyersand Swimmers, but on DryLand They Are as Clumsyas Geese. The Spread ofWing of Albatross is Seven -teen Feet, and the Lengthof the Body Four Feet The Albatross Breeds Be-tween November andDecember. The Nests AreMere Holes Dug in theGround and Lined withTwigs and Grass. TheFemale Lays Only OneEgg. In March the OldBirds Leave the Return in Octoberand Drive Away TheirOwn Young—Which H:iveGrown Up into StrongFighters in the Meantime 4-^8 for Fertilizer and Products of the Albatross

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