360 



THE ALBATROSS. 



afternoon, although it fed well in the morn- 

 ing. The dimensions of the specimen (which 

 was a male) were as follows : — 



Length from base of bill to the extremity of the 

 tail -...-. 



Length of the bill ..... 



Depth of the base of the bill 



Length of the tail .... 



Length of ditto, exserted from feathers of the 

 urupigium 



Length of the thigh 



Length of the tarsus 



Length of the middle phalanges 



Breadth of the wings expanded 



Breadth between the wings from the first joint 



Length of the first joint of the wing 



Length of the second joint of the wing 



Length of the third joint of the wing 



Length of the fourth, or pen-feathers 



Length of inner angle of eye to base of beak 



Breadth of the foot when expanded 



First pen-feather the longest. 



6 

 9 







4 



10 



4 

 4 



If 

 5 



The following- is the general description of 

 this species : — The head, neck, breast, and uru- 

 pigium of a snowy white colour ; back, dark 

 lead colour, shaded off to a lighter tint towards 

 the neck ; wing coverts, and upper part of the 

 wings and pen-feathers, brownish black ; under 



