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pelago, but elsewhere offshore only occasional individuals were 
met with. Two were seen June 22, 1906, about forty miles. 
south of Charles Island, two September 14, 1906, near Tower 
Island, in the Northern Hemisphere, two September 23, 1905, 
about seventy-five miles southeast of Chatham Island, and one 
near Brattle Island on October 30, 1905. These outlying 
birds roughly define the range as noted by Mr. Gifford. Away 
from the Galapagos Islands, there are apparently no records 
of occurrence save those mentioned above from the Peruvian 
coast." 
The first visit to the rookery on Hood Island was made dur- 
ing the last week in September, 1905. Many addled eggs and 
many adult birds in worn plumage were found, but only one 
young-of-the-year, a male passing out of the down. Every 
time the parent snapped its bill, this youngster would bow its 
head until its bill touched the ground. Salutations seemed to 
be the vogue. Whenever one bird passed another, each would 
snap its bill, apparently in greeting. . When the sun was hot, 
the albatrosses often sought shelter in the shade of the bushes, 
sitting flat on the ground. A single instance of revival of the 
erotic ardor was witnessed. The apparent absence of the 
young-of-the-year during this visit is surprising, particularly 
as the Webster-Harris Expedition met with them in numbers 
during the last week of October, 1897.* 
As before mentioned, a hiatus apparently occurred after the 
season of reproduction, not a single albatross being seen be- 
tween November and May. A visit to Hood Island during the 
first week of February, 1906, revealed only addled eggs and 
feathers. 
The last week of June, 1906, thousands were breeding on 
the southern part of Hood Island, occupying the open spaces 
among the bushes and rocks (plates 6-8), from the shore back 
to an elevation of three or four hundred feet. Some shared 
the nesting quarters of the Man-o’-war-birds (plate 6). Gen- 
erally they had no neighbors except an occasional booby. The 
season for fresh eggs was nearly over, only two being taken; 
-iSinee the account of this species was completed, additional occurrences off Peru 
have been reported—see Paefsler, J. f. O., 1913, v. 61, pp. 42, 45; 1914, v. 62, p. 277. 
? Nov. Zool., v. 6, p. 99. 
