. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. r THK BIRD BOOK. Giant Ftlmah. Mammrrlrg giganlea This Petrel Is a native of the south- ern seas and Is only casually met with off the Pacific coast. It Is the largest of the family, being about three feet In length, and Is normally a uniform sooty color, although it has light phases of plumage. They nest In December on many of the islands south of Africa and South America, laying their singl
. The Canadian bird book [microform] : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds : also several hundred photographs of their nest and eggs. Oiseaux; Birds. r THK BIRD BOOK. Giant Ftlmah. Mammrrlrg giganlea This Petrel Is a native of the south- ern seas and Is only casually met with off the Pacific coast. It Is the largest of the family, being about three feet In length, and Is normally a uniform sooty color, although it has light phases of plumage. They nest In December on many of the islands south of Africa and South America, laying their single white egg on the bare rocks. 86. FiL-MAR. Fulmarm glacialu glaeialit. Range.—North Atlantic coasts from New England northward, breeding from Hudson Bay and southern (Sreenland northward. This bird which is 19 inches In length, in the light phase has a plumage very similar to that of the larger Gulls. They nest by thousands on rocky Islandb of the north, often in company with Murres and Gulls. Owing to the tilthy habits of the Fulmars, these breeding grounds always have a nauseat- ing odor, which Is also imparted to, and retained by the egg shell. Their single white eggs are laid on the bare rocks, in .crevices of the cliffs, often hundreds of feet above the water. SUe x 2. Kilda, off Scotland. June 6, 1897. Single egg laid on rock on side of sea cliff. Collector, Angus Uillies. II /•. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
Size: 1320px × 1893px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirds, booksubjectois
