On the Island of Laysan in 

 Oceania, Thousands of Al- 

 batross Live from No- 

 vember to January. The 

 Island Is So Rarely Visited 

 That It Is a Veritable 

 Albatross Paradise. The 

 Birds Are Splendid Flyers 

 and Swimmers, but on Dry 

 Land They Are as Clumsy 

 as Geese. The Spread of 

 Wing of Albatross is Seven - 

 teen Feet, and the Length 

 of the Body Four Feet 



The Albatross Breeds Be- 

 tween November and 

 December. The Nests Are 

 Mere Holes Dug in the 

 Ground and Lined with 

 Twigs and Grass. The 

 Female Lays Only One 

 Egg. In March the Old 

 Birds Leave the Island. 

 They Return in October 

 and Drive Away Their 

 Own Young — Which H:ive 

 Grown Up into Strong 

 Fighters in the Meantime 



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