PHOTO SALON: WANDERING ALBATROSS IN OREGON 
Figures 3, 4. Relatively close views are required to determine that the cutting edge (tomium) of both the manlla and mandible lack dark edges (seen in Amsterdam Albatross) and also that 
the tip of the bill is pale, rather than dusky or greenish, as seen in nonadult Tristan Albatross, primarily a taxon of the Atlantic. Together, the bird's age, plumage characteristics, and bill pig- 
mentation suggest a female Antipodes Albatross — although identification of young great albatrosses is very much an evolving art. Photographs by Greg Gillson. 
Figures S, 6. The massive wingspan of Wandering Albatross has been measured at up to three and a half meters (1 1 .5 feet) — the greatest of any living bird species — and the species can 
weigh up to 1 6.1 kilograms (35.4 pounds). To see one of the "great albatrosses" (genus Diomedea) in flight is one of birding's most astonishing experiences: the extreme aspect ratio of the 
wing, the relationship between its length and width, creates an impression like that of no other group of birds, even the largest frigatebirds. Virtually all taxa of all albatrosses are experienc- 
ing drastic declines in their populations because of long-line fishing and other techniques, as well as from pollution. A campaign to halt the slaughter of these majestic seabirds deserves sup- 
port (<www.savethealbatross.net>). Photographs by Greg Gilisoa. 
Figure 7. When resting on the ocean, the Oregon Wandering Albatross dwarfed Black- 
footed Albatrosses (behind, far left); even the rare but expected Short-tailed Albatross is 
considerably smaller than all taxa of Wandering Albatross. Photograph by Greg Gillson. 
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