PHCEBETRIA FULIGINOSA. 



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pan beaten with a stick. I knocked several off with my heavy over- 

 coat twisted up like a rope, and secured their eggs before they recovered 

 sufficiently to approach the nests. They climbed on to the empty nests 

 again, however, and sat as contentedly, to all appearance, as before. I 

 believe that they do not lay a second time. Certainly, the nest robbed 

 December 30 was still empty January 2, although occupied by the old 

 bird ; and the whalers, who are very fond of the eggs, assert that they 

 never find a second one in a nest that has been once robbed. 



I have read somewhere that albatrosses and penguins nest together, 

 but cannot see how it is possible. The king-penguin is the only one 

 nesting in low laud (as I am told), but none were found in this neigh- 

 borhood. The eggs would be frequently immersed in water, unless 

 raised on similar i)edestals to those which the albatrosses build. (See 

 Aptenodytes.) 



The specimen No. 251, which is almost entirely black, was captured 

 at sea, January 19, in latitude 39^* 28' S., and longitude 64^ 33^ E., along 

 with several others more or less marked with black. It is believed to 

 be a young bird of the preceding year. 



PHCEBETRIA FULIGmOSA, (Gm.) Reich. 

 Sooty Albatross. — "Pee-arr" of sealers, 



Diomedea fiiUginosa, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i, 1788, p. 568, and of authors gouerally. 

 Diomedea {Phoeietria) fuUginosa, Boxaparte, Coiisp. Av. ii, 1856, p. 186. 

 Phcebetria fuligimso,, COUKS, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1866, p. 186. 

 Diomedea spadicea, Lesson, Man. ii, 1828, p. 391. 

 Diomedea antarctica, "Banks, ic. ined. 26". 



Diomedea palpebrata, Fokster, "ic, iued. 102"; Descr. Anira., ed. Licht., 1844. p. — . 

 Diomedea fusca, Audubon, Orn. Biog. v, 1839, p. 116, pi. 407 ; Syn. 1839, p. 335 ; B. Am. 

 vii, 1844, p. 200, pi. 454. — C. 



List of specimens, with measurements. 



►HI 



K a 

 •■S » 



a -5 

 .S.2 

 IB 



CO 



a 



a 

 a 



a 

 "Gu 



6 



in 



.a 



a 



a 



M 



a 



'3 



Bill. 

 Head. 



m 



i 



Middle toe. 

 Longest claw. 



Eemarks. 



68952 



68&51 

 6ov53 



37 



53 

 54 



85 J 

 865 



1874. 

 Oct. 30 



Nov. 2 

 Nov. 2 



Nov.21 





37.00 



37.00 

 34.00 



80.00 



84.00 

 78.00 



22.00 



22.00 

 20.00 



13.35 



13.00 

 13.00 



4. 25 1 4. 25 



4. 15 4. 00 

 4. 15 3. 75 



3.30 



3.00 

 3.25 



4.50 



4.75 

 4.05 



0.60 



0.75 

 0.75 



Only head, foot, and 

 sternum preserved. 

 Skin with egg. 

 Do. 



Embryo with egg. 















1 









Bill black, with a pale streak, similar in form to that of Diomedea, but 

 much smaller, more compressed, with different outline of feathers at 

 base. 



