. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTRODUCTION. 31 flying backwards and forwards, with its long wings, fishing close to the surface, with the lower half of the beak ploughing the water. It is the very singular shape of the beak which makes it specially noteworthy. With the Gulls our minds naturally associate that Oceanic Bird with an ill-omened name, the Storm-petrel (Procellaria pelagka), which breeds on Lundy Island and on others off our Western coasts. These birds roam over the Atlantic and are known as " Moth
. Birds: the elements of ornithology ; with 174 illustrations whereof 140 are original drawings. Birds; Birds. INTRODUCTION. 31 flying backwards and forwards, with its long wings, fishing close to the surface, with the lower half of the beak ploughing the water. It is the very singular shape of the beak which makes it specially noteworthy. With the Gulls our minds naturally associate that Oceanic Bird with an ill-omened name, the Storm-petrel (Procellaria pelagka), which breeds on Lundy Island and on others off our Western coasts. These birds roam over the Atlantic and are known as " Mother Carey's ; They differ greatly from the Gulls and Terns in beino; silent birds. This Petrel Fig. The Storm-petrel {Procellaria jxlagica). is a type of a group of more than 100 species distributed throughout the Ocean all over the world, and so pelagic that they only rarely come to land except to breed. They are web- footed birds with hooked bills, long wings, and a short tail, but their most noticeable peculiarity is that their nostrils are pro- longed outwards as short tubes. They have wonderful powers of flight and are excellent swimmers,though many of them hardly ever dive. They will often accompany a ship for many days. The various species differ very greatly in size—our type being one of the smallest, not much larger than a Swallow. A rather. 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 Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900. London : R. H. Porter
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