. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 52 ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. process is finished the young bird is essentially like the adults, but whether partaking in the breeding during the firstyear I cannot say with certainty. I am inclined to think, however, that the still immature birds remain on the high sea away from the rookeries during the breed-. FlG. ].—Lunda cirrhala, jun. Copper Island, July 30, 1883. ing season, for I never saw a breeding bird like that shot by me on Copper Island on the 30th of July (fig. 1, text), which even at that late date had the grooves only just
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. 52 ORNITHOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS. process is finished the young bird is essentially like the adults, but whether partaking in the breeding during the firstyear I cannot say with certainty. I am inclined to think, however, that the still immature birds remain on the high sea away from the rookeries during the breed-. FlG. ].—Lunda cirrhala, jun. Copper Island, July 30, 1883. ing season, for I never saw a breeding bird like that shot by me on Copper Island on the 30th of July (fig. 1, text), which even at that late date had the grooves only just perceptible; it was shot a distance off shore, and judging from its conduct and its perfect plumage at that. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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