ALBATROSS AND ALBICORES 139 



gulls, and I daresay a portion of the food passed through 

 the body of the bird before its meal was finished ; but that 

 it gorged itself so excessively fully justifies the title I have 

 applied to its kind. They are sea vultures. 



After its gorge this albatross disappeared, to seek, I 

 presume, a much needed rest. 



