StNicholas [serial] . AN the nostril tube extending about a third of the way down. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 749 and horizontal; but when he turns to ascend ormakes a change in his direction, the wings then. THE ALBATROSS NESTS ARE BUILT ON THE GROUND INAN OPEN SITUATION. THEY ARE MOUND-LIKE IN AP-PEARANCE AND HAVE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THETOP. point at an angle, one to the sky, the other to thewater. At nesting-time, which is early in the year, thealbatross repairs to some isolated island such asthe Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean,or Tristan da Cunha, in
StNicholas [serial] . AN the nostril tube extending about a third of the way down. NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 749 and horizontal; but when he turns to ascend ormakes a change in his direction, the wings then. THE ALBATROSS NESTS ARE BUILT ON THE GROUND INAN OPEN SITUATION. THEY ARE MOUND-LIKE IN AP-PEARANCE AND HAVE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THETOP. point at an angle, one to the sky, the other to thewater. At nesting-time, which is early in the year, thealbatross repairs to some isolated island such asthe Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean,or Tristan da Cunha, in the South AtlanticOcean. Here they congregate in thousands,building their nests and hatching and rearingtheir young. The nests are built on the groundin an open situation. They are mound-like inappearance and have a slight depression on thetop. They are made of mud and grass and areabout eighteen inches in height. The albatrosslays but one egg, which is quite large, being fromfour to five inches in length. The shell is rough,creamy white in color, and speckled with numer-ous brownish spots. When disturbed on the nestthey clatter their bills, making a very loud noise,which, when taken up, by thousands of birds, be-comes deafe
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