m 



THE AtBATROSS. 



afternoon, altliough it fed well iti the luom- 

 mg. Tiie dimensions of the ^eeimen (whielt 

 was a male) were as follows v — 



Length from base of M to the mixemty of the 



tall 



o 



X 



if 



D 



i^6ngtri ot iim uiu ...... 





1 I 

 ■*2 



i/eptn '(K fJxB DuSe at ul0 OUl • ■ • 





At 



Lcns^th uf the tnil 





9 



Lengtli o±' ditto, cxserted fVoiu luathurs ot" tlie 







m^ll^ « , » « 





5 



Leiltgth of the thigli 







X«!^gtl| of tlic tarsus , • . . 





3 



Leiiigth of tite tttlddQe i>ha1a^ 





H 



Brcadtli of tlie wings expanded 



7 



u 



Breadth between the wiugs from the first joint . 





4 



liength of first joint of the •wftg 





10 



Leii!il!i oi'tlie second joint oftlic wing , , 





10| 



Length of the tliird joint of the wing * ♦ 





4 



Lengtli of the fourth, or piin-fe&thm . ♦ 



I 



4 



Length of inner angle of eye to base of b^ak 





1| 



Breadth of the foot when expanded 





5 



First pen-featheir the long^t 



The foBofwiiif is the gmmA ^^ription of 

 tWs S|)«0}ea : — ^Tii^ kead, w&sk^ t>re^ and laam- 



pigiiim of a snowy white tn^loiiv : back, dark 

 lead colour, shaded oli" to a lighter riut tow ards 

 the neck ; vviiig coverts, and upper part of the 

 wmg^ and pea-fealliers, brownisli islack ; under 



