. Report of an Expedition to Laysan Island in 1911: Under the Joint Auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture and University of Iowa . Fig. 1.—Christmas Island Shearwater on Nest, Laysan Fig. 2.—Red-Tailed Tropic Bird with Young, Laysan Island. EXPEDITION TO LAYSAX ISLAND IX 1911. 17 there remain for the rest of the bird population, to say nothing ofthe bushes and grass ? Diomedea nigripes Audubon. Black-footed Albatross. Along the beaches of the north, east, and south sides of the islandthe black-footed albatross has taken almost complete occasional pair m
. Report of an Expedition to Laysan Island in 1911: Under the Joint Auspices of the United States Department of Agriculture and University of Iowa . Fig. 1.—Christmas Island Shearwater on Nest, Laysan Fig. 2.—Red-Tailed Tropic Bird with Young, Laysan Island. EXPEDITION TO LAYSAX ISLAND IX 1911. 17 there remain for the rest of the bird population, to say nothing ofthe bushes and grass ? Diomedea nigripes Audubon. Black-footed Albatross. Along the beaches of the north, east, and south sides of the islandthe black-footed albatross has taken almost complete occasional pair may be found nesting with the white species, butas a rule they are found by themselves. The black-footed albatross is somewhat larger than the whitespecies, and when seen on the wing it is instantly recognized as beingfar superior as an aviator. They followed our ship all the way fromSan Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands. These birds have a performance similar to that of the former spe-cies, but much more elaborate, and they go through the figures slowlyand gracefully. Instead of lifting one wing they raise both. Thenotes uttered during the performance are much softer, and it endswith a sound like the
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