THE AtBA^fROSS. 



breed on rocky islands, as the Crcw^ttes, Marion 

 Isfenwb, Tti^m A^hsmlku, &c. CdiJtstitt Car- 

 uiichael* describes their manner of breeding, 



as seen by liinisclf on tlit^ Island of Tristan 

 d"Aeiiiilia: — "As we walked down the mountain 

 on our return/' he observes, " we passed among 

 flocks of* AlibatroBses, engaged in ^ ^ 

 ineiibatton, c^e- teitdib% jf^miii^ Tim&$x^ 

 fynt species of them that breed ^it ike iskiiidi 

 none of which liatchcs more tlian one egg at a 

 time ; — the Diomedea spadkea^ exulans^ chloro- 

 rpiQkus, und fuligmosa, Hbe two ^amm gjte 

 Hi^selines ao IrouUe tat licmst^Qiellof 

 merely choosing a dry spot of ground, and giv- 

 ing it a slight concavity, to prevent the egg from 

 rolling out of its place. The egg is white, very 

 lai^» and a p@GliH^¥ ^ape, being uncc^-- 

 monly long in proportion it» dlatatietef) 

 equally tliick, or nearly so, at both ends. 



The Idnrk Albatrosses (Z). fulifj'mosa) are at 

 tliis seasoji (January) gregarious^ building their 

 nests close to each other. In the area of half an 

 ^&cr6 I reckoned nJ^wAr^te of U Bw^Siiapftd^ They 

 are constructed of mud, raised or six inches, 

 and slightly depressed at the top. At the time 



* Description of the Island of 'IVlstan d'Acunlia, and its 

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