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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



The White-capped Albatross. 



Thalassogeron cauhis. 



Southern Australian and Tasmanian seas. 



Head, neck, lower back, upper tail coverts, under surface, white; a 

 greyish black mark in front of the eye and extending over it and passing 

 into pale grey, which spreads over the face; back, wings, and tail greyish 

 brown. Total length 35 inches, wing 22, tail 9, bill from gape 6, tarsus 3.7. 



From life. o, Le Souef. 



White-capped Albatross on Egg: Thalassogeron caulus. 



Nest a conical structure made of earth, grass, roots, &c., 

 about six inches high and fourteen inches in diameter at the 

 top. The single egg is dull white, marked at the larger end with 

 brownish freckles, which can be washed off; the eggs measure 

 about 4.25 x 2.73 inches. They nest on Albatross Island, Bass 

 Strait. 



