. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 218 BRITISH THE FULMAR, OR MALLEMOKE. {^ProceUanaglaclalisi Lin.—Le Fulmar, ou Petrel Puffin grls blanc, BufF.) The Fulmar measures seventeen Inches in length, andweighs about twenty-two ounces. The bill is strongly-formed, and about two inches long ; the hook or nail ofthe upper mandible, and the truncated termination ortip of the under one, are yellow \ the other parts of itare of a greyish colour, and, in some specimens, blushedwith red : the nostrils are contained in one sheath, divid-ed into two tubes. The head, neck, a
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . 218 BRITISH THE FULMAR, OR MALLEMOKE. {^ProceUanaglaclalisi Lin.—Le Fulmar, ou Petrel Puffin grls blanc, BufF.) The Fulmar measures seventeen Inches in length, andweighs about twenty-two ounces. The bill is strongly-formed, and about two inches long ; the hook or nail ofthe upper mandible, and the truncated termination ortip of the under one, are yellow \ the other parts of itare of a greyish colour, and, in some specimens, blushedwith red : the nostrils are contained in one sheath, divid-ed into two tubes. The head, neck, all the under parts,and the tail, are white : back and wing coverts blue grey :quills dusky blue: legs yellowish, inclining more or less,in some specimens, to red. The body is thickly cloathedwith feathers upon a close fine down. This species is much more common in cold than inwarm or temperate climates : it has been met with in BRITISH BIRDS. 219 both the ar<Slic and antardlic regions, In all parts whichnavigators have been able to visit, even to the foot ofthose impenetr
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