SHEATHBILLS ON THE COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA 



The sheathbills or kelp pigeons are allied to the shore birds, coming up in the fall from islands 



hundreds of miles south of Cape Horn where they nest, and spending the winter months 



along the beaches of South America. The crews of sailing vessels when passing through 



the Strait of Le Maire between Tierra del Fuego and Staten islands in the winter 



often see the birds flying out from shore to circle about their ships 



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