PUCEBETRIA FULIGINORA. 



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pan beaten with a stick. I knocked several off with my heavy over- 

 coat twisted up like a rope, and secured their eggs before they recovered 

 sufficiently to approach the nests. They climbed on to the empty nests 

 again, however, and sat as contentedly, to all appearance, as before. I 

 believe that they do not lay a second time. Certainly, the nest robbed 

 December 30 was still empty January 2, although occupied by the old 

 bird ; and the whalers, who are very fond of the eggs, av^sert that they 

 never find a second one in a nest that has been once robbed. 



I have read somewhere that albatrosses and penguins nest together, 

 but cannot see how it is possible. The king-penguin is the only one 

 nesting in low laud (as I am told), but none were found in this neigh- 

 borhood. The eggs would be frequently immersed in water, unless 

 raised on similar i^edestals to those which the albatrosses build. (See 

 Aptenodytes.) 



The specimen No. 251, which is almost entirely black, was captured 

 at sea, January 19, in latitude 39«3 28' S., aud longitude Gl° 33' E., along 

 with several others more or less marked with black. It is believed to 

 be a young bird of the preceding year. 



PHCEBETRIA FULIGIXOSA, {Gm.) Reich. 

 Sooty Albatross. — "Pee-arr" of sealers. 



Diomedea fuUginosa, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i, 178;^, p. 56S, and of anthors generally. 

 Diomedea (Phoehetria) fuUginosa, Boxaparte, Coiisp. Av. ii, 1856, p. 186. 

 Plicehctria fuliginoso,, COUES, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1866, p. 186. 

 Diomedea spadicea, Lesson, Man. ii, 1828, p. 391. 

 Diomedea anfarctica, "Banks, ic. iued. 26". 



Diomedea palpebrat a, Fokster, "ic. iued. 102"; Descr. Anim., ed. Licht., 1844. p. — . 

 Diomedea fusca, Audubon, Orn. Biog. v, 1839, p. 116, pi. 407 ; Syn. 1839, p. 335 ; B. Am. 

 vii, 1844, p. 200, pi. 454. — C. 



Bill black, with a pale streak, similar in form to that of Diomedea, but 

 much smaller, more compressed, with different outline of feathers at 

 base. 



