. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE WHITE- HEADED PETREL 57 The Great-winged Petrel. CEstrelata macroptera. Southern oceans. Dark aooty-browu, under surface paler, forehead and throat greyer. Total length about inches, wing 12 to 13, tall central , lateral 4, bill , tarsus Nest a burrow about three feet in length, with larger chamber at end than usual; the single white egg measures x Great-winged Petrel: Oestrelata macroptera. After Smith. The White-headed Petrel. (Estrelata lessoni. South Indian Ocean, Australian and New Zealand seas. Upper surface grey, ligh
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE WHITE- HEADED PETREL 57 The Great-winged Petrel. CEstrelata macroptera. Southern oceans. Dark aooty-browu, under surface paler, forehead and throat greyer. Total length about inches, wing 12 to 13, tall central , lateral 4, bill , tarsus Nest a burrow about three feet in length, with larger chamber at end than usual; the single white egg measures x Great-winged Petrel: Oestrelata macroptera. After Smith. The White-headed Petrel. (Estrelata lessoni. South Indian Ocean, Australian and New Zealand seas. Upper surface grey, lighter towards the crown, which is nearly white; feathers of back edged with paler grey; sides of neck mottled with bars of grey and white; wings nearly black, tail grey; forehead and under surface white; just below and in front of the eye black. Total length about 18 inches, wing , tail, central 5, lateral , bill , tarsus Nest rather a short tunnel with a large chamber at the end. The single egg is white, and measures about x Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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