The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life part 3 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 15
u rarely or neversee a stroke of the mighty pinion. The flight isgenerally near the water, often close to it. Youlose sight of the bird as he disappears in the hol-low between the waves, and catch him again ashe rises over the crest; but how he rises andwhence the propelling force is inexplicable;… … THE ALBATROSS NESTS ARE BUILT ON THE GROUND INAN OPEN SITUATION. THEY ARE MOUND-LIKE IN AP-PEARANCE AND HAVE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON THETOP. point at an angle, one to the sky, the other to thewater. At nesting-time, which is early in the year, thealbatross repairs to some isolated island such asthe…
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