THE BIRD BOOK 
[85.] Giant Fulmar. Macronectes 
gig ante a 
Range. — This Petrel is a native of the south- 
ern seas and is only casually met with off the 
Pacific coast. 
It is the largest of the family, being about 
three feet in length, and is normally a uniform 
sooty color, although it has light phases of 
plumage. They nest in December on many of 
the islands south of Africa and South America, 
laying their single white egg on the bare rocks. 
86. Fulmar. Fulmarus glacialis glacialis. 
Range. — North Atlantic coasts from New 
England northward, breeding from Hudson 
Bay and southern Greenland northward. 
This bird which is 19 inches in length, in the light phase has a plumage 
very similar to that of the larger Gulls. They nest by thousands on rocky 
islands of the north, often in company with Murres and Gulls. Owing to the 
filthy habits of the Fulmars, these breeding grounds always have a nauseat- 
ing odor, which is also imparted to, and retained by the egg shell. Their 
single white eggs are laid on the bare rocks, in crevices of the cliffs, often 
hundreds of feet above the water. Size 2.90 x 2. Data. — St. Kilda, off Scotland. 
June 5, 1897. Single egg laid on rock on side of sea cliff. Collector, Angus 
Gillies. 
