iiuiiierous other species ot'the MoUusca animals, 

 asTellek, Balpa, Medusa, &c., and they fol- 

 low ships for the jmirpaj© pj^fe'iitmg the 

 remaiiis of hod which m$y be thrown from 



them. 



The gall-bladder in the Albatross is iisnally 

 found full of hile^ of a toe grass-gi-een colour, 

 wMeh dnm of a gre@aish-yellow ts^ms^t^ mi is 

 perfectly applicable for water-colour drawiiig, 



where such a tint may he required. 



The usual size of the large wliite or Wandering 

 Albatross, {Diomcdea exulanSj) is as follows : — 



The expanded wings . . . « . 14 0 



Length of the body Si # 



Length of the bill 0 7 



Foot, when expanded ... . . 0 G 



Ob the X8th of My in la^ii;^ IS 



south, and lougitude 27" 52' east, tlic s|jecies of 

 Albatross callod .^^/w/AVm, was t;iken. Tbe fh'- 

 scription and nioasurenient of this specimen, was 

 as follows — It was called Wellt/ by our sailors, 

 Tk^ beat, neek, itui ^lipigawa, wliite ; tiaek, 

 wing-coverts, pen-featliers and t;iil, brnwui-li 

 black ; under parts of the wings an<l t;Jl, lighter 

 colour ; the brownish bhu-k of tlie back is shadcil 

 off towards the hinder part of the neck, and be- 



