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instead of following vessels for food it usually gives a wide berth 
to any species of sailing craft. At Monterey, in stormy winter 
weather, Mr. Loomis has seen some of the birds in the bay. The 
largest number he has recorded from the region were seen off Point 
Pinos, a dozen being counted in an hour. 
GENUS THALASSOGERON. 
[83.] Thalassogeron culminatus (Gould). Yellow-nosed Alba¬ 
tross. 
Horny plate on top of bill not widened back of nostrils ; a strip of soft 
skin between top and side plates; size of a large goose. Adults : head, 
neck, and shoulders gray, shading into blackish of back, wings, and tail; 
under parts white ; bill black on sides, bordered above and below with 
yellow. Length: 35-37, wing 17.75-21.00, bill 4.35-4.50, tail 8-9. 
Distribution. — Southern oceans, north casually to coast of Oregon and 
Gulf of St. Lawrence. 
GENUS PHCEBETRIA. 
84. Phoebetria fuliginosa ( Gmel .). Sooty Albatross. 
Tail long and graduated, reaching well beyond tips of folded wings; 
size large. Adults: eyelids white, area 
around eyes blackish; sides of head 
and throat sooty; rest of under parts 
light smoky gray; back of neck and 
back smoky gray ; wing and tail sooty ; 
bill black, feet yellowish. Young (?): 
upper parts blackish except for slaty 
gray on middle of back; under parts 
slaty gray. Length: 34-37, wing 20.00- 
21.50, extent 78-84, tail 10.50-13.00. 
Distribution. — South Pacific, north 
(casually) to coast of Oregon. 
Fig. 53. 
FAMILY PROCELLARIIDiE : FULMARS AND 
SHEARWATERS. 
KEY TO GENERA. 
1. Wing 17 or more, tail feathers 16 . . . Ossifraga, p. 34. 
-— v 1'. Wing 15 or less, tail feathers 12-14. 
2. Wing 7 or less, tail forked . . . Oceanodroma, p. 37. 
Fig. 54. 2'. Wing 9 or more, tail not forked. 
3. Nasal tubes opening separately, with partition as wide as 
opening.. . . Puffinus, p. 35. 
3'. Nasal tubes opening together and inclosing a thin par¬ 
tition between nostrils. 
4. Bill short and stout, about twice as long as depth at 
base .... v .Fulmarus, p. 34. 
O 
■* , 4.' Bill long and slender, over twice as long as depth at 
6 base. Priocella, p. 34. 
Fig. 55. 
