. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . sea birds whichnest on or near their breeding grounds. Clarke (1906) writes: The heavy toll ruthlessly demanded from the penguins was very manifeston visiting their rookeries. Here abundant remains of recently killed youngpenguins in the shape of clean-picked skins and bones were lying all around,while the gorged feathered giants were either waddling about or sleeping offthe effects of their orgies on the neighboring snow-slopes. Again he (1905) says: The giant petrel breeds at Go
. Life histories of North American petrels and pelicans and their allies; order Tubinares and order Steganopodes . sea birds whichnest on or near their breeding grounds. Clarke (1906) writes: The heavy toll ruthlessly demanded from the penguins was very manifeston visiting their rookeries. Here abundant remains of recently killed youngpenguins in the shape of clean-picked skins and bones were lying all around,while the gorged feathered giants were either waddling about or sleeping offthe effects of their orgies on the neighboring snow-slopes. Again he (1905) says: The giant petrel breeds at Gough Island, where Mr. Comer says that it isnot numerous, and commences to lay at the middle of September. He tellaus that it enters the penguin rookeries and carries off the young to eat andalso pulls birds (petrels) out of holes in the ground. Buller (1888) observed at a distance one of these giant petrelspursue and capture a small bird (apparently Prion turtur), andthen, holding it by the wing, batter it against the water till it waskilled. Darwin (1889) says that: U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. BULLETIN 121 PL. 10. FalklaiHi I^hu R.
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