. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . %.. ^/Ao [^>^^fy/. (S/^aza^ ..y^l^i/n ^^. ^.yiu^.^. ( 87 )l[he PetreL Numb. XCII. ITS Bill was black, half an Inch long, the Noftrils placed in a Pro-tuberance on the middle of the upper Mandible, which I never ob-ferved in any other Bird: The breadth, v^hen the Wings were expan-ded, twelve Inches, length fix Inches \ the top of the Head and Backvery dark, almoft black; on the Rump is a large Spot of white, theBelly and Wings fomething paler; the Wings are an Inch and a
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . %.. ^/Ao [^>^^fy/. (S/^aza^ ..y^l^i/n ^^. ^.yiu^.^. ( 87 )l[he PetreL Numb. XCII. ITS Bill was black, half an Inch long, the Noftrils placed in a Pro-tuberance on the middle of the upper Mandible, which I never ob-ferved in any other Bird: The breadth, v^hen the Wings were expan-ded, twelve Inches, length fix Inches \ the top of the Head and Backvery dark, almoft black; on the Rump is a large Spot of white, theBelly and Wings fomething paler; the Wings are an Inch and a quar-ter, longer than the Tail, which was made up of twelve brown Fea-thers an Inch and a half long; the Leg was an Inch and a half andhalf a quarter; It was Web-footed, both Legs and Feet dark thefe Birds make towards a Ship at Sea they foretell a Storm athand, and will keep behind the Stern of the Veffel, as a Shelter forthem till the Storm is over,- fometimes Flying and fometimes feemingto run on the Waves with incredible Swiftnefs, for which reafon theyhave given it the Name of Petrel from Peters wa
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