The Fulmar 



The back and tail are grey, the rest of the bird white. 

 Bill yellowish ; legs ash colour. The young resemble their 

 parents. The more northerly form of this bird has greyish 

 under parts and may be met with in Scotland in winter. 

 Length 19 in.; wing 13*25 in. 



THE BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS 



Diomedea melanophrys, Boie 



The true home of this species is in the southern seas 

 near the Chatham Islands and New Zealand, but it has 

 been known for some time past to occasionally visit the 

 North Atlantic. 



A specimen was obtained near Cambridge on the 9th of 

 July 1897. 



The adult has a short black band passing through and 

 above the eyes ; back and wings brownish black ; tail feathers 

 grey; rest of the plumage white. Length 27 in.; wing 

 17 in. 



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