. Stray feathers. Journal of ornithology for India and its dependencies . Stray leathers YolTV. Cova iwK a <3j w Bassas is Rjdro JO JO , ?7 .Vheibaniani . ChareapaKg lib ■BetTa-Far/ Fere Mul ** i-Trvl 830 250 Alicuttay a-*o *f Cardainu lot? a Aintiru 9 m * , * SeuHelipar SKETCH MAPof the LAKADIVH ISLANDS. Soundings in 74* EasL of Greenwich THE LACCADIVES AND THE WEST COAST. 427 By this time, however, unfortunately we had drifted to N. °4720 and E. Loner. 72°4730, not more than 6 or 7 milesfrom the edge of the Pailria Bank (Bassas de Pedro, or Mun-gul Par, as it is somet
. Stray feathers. Journal of ornithology for India and its dependencies . Stray leathers YolTV. Cova iwK a <3j w Bassas is Rjdro JO JO , ?7 .Vheibaniani . ChareapaKg lib ■BetTa-Far/ Fere Mul ** i-Trvl 830 250 Alicuttay a-*o *f Cardainu lot? a Aintiru 9 m * , * SeuHelipar SKETCH MAPof the LAKADIVH ISLANDS. Soundings in 74* EasL of Greenwich THE LACCADIVES AND THE WEST COAST. 427 By this time, however, unfortunately we had drifted to N. °4720 and E. Loner. 72°4730, not more than 6 or 7 milesfrom the edge of the Pailria Bank (Bassas de Pedro, or Mun-gul Par, as it is sometimes called). We had no steam, thewind was N. by E. and the old Clyde would not work any-thing above due east and we were afraid of getting too farsouth to strike Cherbaniaui so we were fain take a soundingwhere we were, and, as might have been expected so closeto the bank, found bottom at only 546 fathoms. During the day three more Bosuns visited us. All these birds,were Phceton atkerius, or at any rate the species that we thusidentify, and which is certainly not either flavirostris or of the same type, glossy, white, black-spotted birds, withshort tails, the central tail feathers in no case projecting more than6 to 8 inches beyond the laterals. It will be said that theseare young birds. But I have myself now
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