LAYSAN ALBATROSS. 
82.1. Diomedea immutabilis. 32 inches. 
These birds are white with the exception of the back, 
wings and tail, which are black; bill and feet yellow. 
Nest. —Their single white egg is laid upon the ground or 
rocks (4.00 x 2.35). 
Range. —This species breeds in large numbers on the island 
from which it takes its name—Layson Island, of the Hawaiian 
Group—appearing rarely off the coast of California. 
YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS. 
83. Thalassogeron culminatus. 36 inches. 
This is a species which inhabits the South Pacific and Indian 
oceans and is said to occur rarely on the California coast. An 
egg in the collection of Col. John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., 
was taken on Gough Island Sept. 1st, 1888. The nest was 
a mound of mud and grass about two feet high. The single 
white egg measured 3.75 x 2.25. 
SOOTY ALBATROSS. 
84. Plioebetria palpebrata. 36 inches. 
This species is entirely sooty brown except the white rim 
around the eyelids. One white egg is laid (4.10x2.75). 
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