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THE WANDERING ALBATROSS. 



feathers are black ; and the tail is rounded, and of a lead color. The 

 bill is of a pale yellow, and the legs are flesh-colored. 

 ^ These birds are found in most seas, but chiefly in those within the 

 Tropics: they are, however, often seen about the Cape of Good Hope; 

 and, towards the end of July, they collect in great numbers in Ivamt- 

 schatka, and the seas which separate that part of Asia from America. 



ALBATROSS. 



Its powers of flight are exceeding great; it is almost constantly on 

 the wing, and is equally at ease during the stillest calm, or flying with 

 meteor-like swiftness before the most furious gale. 



They are exceedingly voracious, and feed on various species of fish 

 and molluscse. The shoals of flying-ftsh, when persecuted by their 

 enemies of the deep, make their apf*armiee for a short flight in the 

 air, and suffer greatly from the voracity of these birds. They also 

 often pursue the shoals of salmon into the months of large rivers, and 



