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 NESTING -SITE OF THE BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS 

 From the time that a steamer leaves Valparaiso on the west coast on its return voyage to Europe 

 around the southern shores of South America and up as far as Buenos Aires on the east coast, there is 

 probably not a day during the winter season that Albatrosses may not be seen from its decks. While the 

 magnificent Wandering Albatross, with his incomparable flight, is often seen, the commonest species is 

 the Black-browed Albatross. There are several colonies of the Black-browed Albatross to be found in the 

 Falkland Islands, and one or two about Cape Horn. The illustration shows a typical nest placed hundreds 

 of feet above the tumultuous sea, close to the edge of a cliflE on West Point Island in the Falklands. The 

 bowl-shaped nest of the Albatross resembles that of the Flamingo, being built mostly of mud picked up 

 near-by. Many nests are used year after year and are built up gradually to a considerable height. The 

 young Albatross grows slowly, and it is some months before it can step from its nest and sail away over 

 the ocean. 



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