264 THE BIRDS ABOUT Us. 



" Like the Fulmar, the constant attendant upon the whale, the 

 Albatross, no less adventurous and wandering, pursues the tracks of 

 his finny prey from one hemisphere into another." 



Dr. Moseley, already frequently quoted, found 

 these birds nesting on Marion Island (South Pacific). 

 The nests were on the ground, made of grass, moss, 

 and earth, well compacted. The birds while sitting 

 are extremely tame. They remained in this case 

 when approached, and needed some stirring up with 

 a stick to induce them to move. 



Much has been written concerning the flight of 

 the Albatross, and, indeed, this feature of its habits 

 is much the most attractive, judging from what has 

 been observed of the birds when not on the wing. 

 Collingwood, in his " Rambles in the China Seas," 

 says of the yellow-billed albatross, that they 



Albatross. 



"are singularly graceful in their flight. They swim well and 

 rapidly, and when leaving the water assist themselves to rise by their 

 feet, running quickly for some distance along the surface until they 

 are fairly above the water. How they propel themselves in the air 



