. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. BIRDS OF THE OPEN SEA 25 common with other petrels these feed their newly hatched young upon the dark oily fluid which they eject through their bills into the throats of the fledgelings, and this is undoubtedly the cause of the unpleasant smell that ever clings to their plumage. The male petrel takes a full share of the labors of incubation, and some authorities aver that, like t
. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. BIRDS OF THE OPEN SEA 25 common with other petrels these feed their newly hatched young upon the dark oily fluid which they eject through their bills into the throats of the fledgelings, and this is undoubtedly the cause of the unpleasant smell that ever clings to their plumage. The male petrel takes a full share of the labors of incubation, and some authorities aver that, like the phalarope, he does it all. As soon as he is able to fly, the young petrel takes to the sea,. 108. Ashy Petkel. "â " " The playmate of the grvm old sea.** never to come ashore until, a year or two later, he wants a wife and a burrow of his own. Think of it â day after day, week after week, eating, sleeping, resting on the boundless water! His only refnge from the storm is to fly above or beyond it; his only food is the drift he may pick up. Dancing on the crest of the wave, dashing through the salt spray, he is the ocean's own darling, the playmate of the grim old 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 Wheelock, Irene Grosvenor; Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948. Chicago : A. C. McClurg
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