THE SEA-FLIERS. 



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globe, being generally, however, more or less restricted within the limits of a certain zone, from 



which they never wander far during the whole course of the year, and within which they likewise 



breed. 



THE WANDERING ALBATROSS. 



The Wandering Albatross {Diomedea exulans), called by some the Cape Sheep, is, with the 

 exception of its black wings, entirely pure white. In young birds the plumage is banded and marked 



the wandering albatross {Diomedea exulans). ONE-FIFTH natural size. 



with various shades of brown. The eye is dark brown, the naked eyelid pale green ; the bill is 

 reddish white, with yellow tip ; and the foot yellowish white. According to measurements made by 

 Bennett, this species is three feet ten inches long, and the spread of the wings eleven feet eight 

 inches ; this latter measurement is, however, subject to variation, some being not more that ten feet, 

 and others as much as fourteen feet across the wings. 



The habitat of the Wandering Albatross is confined within no particular limits, it is, however, 

 most abundant between 30 and 6o° south latitude, and is equally numerous in all parts of die 

 Southern Ocean. The wide ocean is its natural range, and this it never leaves except for the purpose 

 of breeding, when it usually resorts to inaccessible rocky islands. 



