. North American birds eggs . Gough Island,South Atlantic Ocean; Sept. 1st., 1888. The nest was a mound of mud andgrass about two feet in height. The single white egg measured x Itwas collected by Geo. Comer. 82. Sooty Albatross. PlKibctria fnUgiiwua. Range.—Southern seas, north in our summer along the Pacific coast of theUnited States. This species is entirely sooty brown except the white eyelids. It is similar tothe Black-footed Albatross from which species it can be distinguished in allplumages by the narrow base of the bill, while the bill of the former species isbroad and round
. North American birds eggs . Gough Island,South Atlantic Ocean; Sept. 1st., 1888. The nest was a mound of mud andgrass about two feet in height. The single white egg measured x Itwas collected by Geo. Comer. 82. Sooty Albatross. PlKibctria fnUgiiwua. Range.—Southern seas, north in our summer along the Pacific coast of theUnited States. This species is entirely sooty brown except the white eyelids. It is similar tothe Black-footed Albatross from which species it can be distinguished in allplumages by the narrow base of the bill, while the bill of the former species isbroad and rounded. They breed commonly on isolated islands in manyquarters of the southern hemisphere. Sometimes this species constructs amound of mud on which to deposit its single white egg, and also often lays it onthe bare ground or rock. A specimen in Mr. Thayers collection, taken by on So. Georgia Is. in the South Atlantic ocean was laid in a hollowamong loose stones on the ledge of an overhanging clil^. Size x
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