. Bird lore . ves Valparaiso on the west coast on its return voyage to Europearound the southern shores of South America and up as far as Buenos Aires on the east coast, there isprobably not a day during the winter season that Albatrosses may not be seen from its decks. While themagnificent Wandering Albatross, with his incomparable flight, is often seen, the commonest species isthe Black-browed Albatross. There are several colonies of the Black-browed Albatross to be found in theFalkland Islands, and one or two about Cape Horn. The illustration shows a typical nest placed hundredsof feet abov
. Bird lore . ves Valparaiso on the west coast on its return voyage to Europearound the southern shores of South America and up as far as Buenos Aires on the east coast, there isprobably not a day during the winter season that Albatrosses may not be seen from its decks. While themagnificent Wandering Albatross, with his incomparable flight, is often seen, the commonest species isthe Black-browed Albatross. There are several colonies of the Black-browed Albatross to be found in theFalkland Islands, and one or two about Cape Horn. The illustration shows a typical nest placed hundredsof feet above the tumultuous sea, close to the edge of a cliflE on West Point Island in the Falklands. Thebowl-shaped nest of the Albatross resembles that of the Flamingo, being built mostly of mud picked upnear-by. Many nests are used year after year and are built up gradually to a considerable height. Theyoung Albatross grows slowly, and it is some months before it can step from its nest and sail away overthe ocean. (2). S 6 =1 o 11 M-^ JS :5 -5^ fi 5f C T3 3 . o d -d S j:3 C! o bO d O 3 oJ5 > 60 cj5 O 1 ■vd a) 3 o T3 d Oi TJ Ph 3 C c .!_) a 3 tc Ki a] & tS C S J= d o fa 6 ^ ed V .i; >H J3 o ^ 0) o J3 j5 -^ w J3 a ■*-j ■-* d fao O J3 o -d 3 ■ac -a 4-> >> -d d p:! HH _o 4J ■*-• tj d t3 -a aj J3 d 4J S O c t-i tUD > d (D c« _rt to _d o « n! O M ]3 & .1 c oj 1 6 o 3 0) oc t ^ bo •V ^ d c H Q, v; 0) ^ C ^ ft ^ ■a o a M :S S ^ J3 .3 >> 60 t: d Js „ ^ 5 Jim t: l> >- -^ S -o o
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