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THE WANDERING ALB AT ROE. 
FULMAR PE i REL. - -Pi ocellana gluciatis. 
The Giant Fulmar ( Ossifraga gigantea ) is the largest of the Petrels ; nearly as large as 
the albatross. It is common off the Pacific coast. The Fulmars are gull-like in aspect, while 
the Petrels are much smaller, and are 
thus contrasted strikingly with the 
albatrosses. 
The Fulmar Petrel is common 
to the North Atlantic, visiting the 
United States in winter. The Slender- 
bill is equally a Pacific coast bird. 
The well-known Wandering 
Albatros is an excellent example of 
the next sub-family, being the largest 
and finest of all the species. 
This fine bird is possessed of wondrous powers of wing, sailing along for days together 
without requiring rest, and hardly ever flapping its wings, merely swaying itself easily from 
GIANT FULMAR.— Ossifraga gigantea. 
The Black - tailed Shear- 
water ( Priofinus melanurus ) is an 
accidental visitor on the coast of 
California. Several other species are 
found on the Pacific coast, and others 
inhabit the Atlantic coast. The 
Dusky Shearwater is a more south- 
ern bird, reaching north only as far 
as the Middle States. The Greater 
Shearwater is abundant along the 
entire Atlantic coast, while the Sooty 
is confined to that portion above the 
Carolinas. Altogether there are ten 
species of this genus. 
