. The water birds of North America . eral appearancethe smaller Albatrosses, but may be at once distinguished by the very different form of the bill. Ossifraga gigantea. THE GIANT FULMAR. Procellaria gigantea, Gmel. S. N. I. ii. 1788, 563. — Nutt. Man. II. 1834, 329.—Aim. Orn. Biog. V. 1849, 330 ; 15. Am. VII. 1844, 202. — Lawr. in Bands B. N. Am. 1S58, 825. — Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. gigantea, Rbiohenb. Syst. Av. 185, pi. 20, fig. 332.—Bonap. Consp. II. 1S56, 186.— Coues, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1866, 32; 2d Check List, 1882, no. 813. — Ridgw. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, no. 704
. The water birds of North America . eral appearancethe smaller Albatrosses, but may be at once distinguished by the very different form of the bill. Ossifraga gigantea. THE GIANT FULMAR. Procellaria gigantea, Gmel. S. N. I. ii. 1788, 563. — Nutt. Man. II. 1834, 329.—Aim. Orn. Biog. V. 1849, 330 ; 15. Am. VII. 1844, 202. — Lawr. in Bands B. N. Am. 1S58, 825. — Baird, Cat. N. Am. B. 1859, no. gigantea, Rbiohenb. Syst. Av. 185, pi. 20, fig. 332.—Bonap. Consp. II. 1S56, 186.— Coues, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phil. 1866, 32; 2d Check List, 1882, no. 813. — Ridgw. Nom. N. Am. B. 1881, no. giganteus, Coues, Key, 1872, 327 ; Check List, 1873, no. Procellaria brasiliana, Lath. Ind. Orn. II. 1790, 821, no. 2. 364 THE TUBE-NOSED SWIMMERS — TUBINAEES. Hab. Southern oceans ; casual off the coast of Oregon. Sp. Char. Adult: Head, neck, and lower parts, white ;l upper parts plain fuliginous-slate,the feathers, particularly the scapulars, sometimes indistinctly tipped with lighter. Bill yellow ;. Dark phase. legs and feet yellowish or dusky. Young ?: Uniform dark fuliginous-slate, sometimes with whitishfeathers around base of the bill. Bill more Total length, about 3 feet ; extent, about 7 ; wing, to inches; culmen, ;tarsus, ; middle toe, without claw, Audubon states that a specimen of this enormous Petrel was shot at some distancefrom the. mouth of Columbia River, and sent to him by Mr. Townsend. Its great sizegave to it, at first sight, the appearance of an Albatross. By some sailors it is saidto be known by the name of Mother Careys Goose. In the Report of the WilkesExpedition it is spoken of as the Giant Petrel. It was frequently observed duringthe voyage of that Expedition, and its claim to be regarded as one of the birds ofNorth America is confirmed by the collection of specimens on the coast of this species is much larger than its immediate relatives in this grouji, it w
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