L96 FULMAR.
Trie single egg is of very large size, white, and of a brittle texture.
The young are hatched about the middle of June, the eggs having
been hud the beginning of that month.
Male; weight, about twenty-two ounces; length, about one foot
seven inches; bill, whitish on the sides, the upper part of the upper
mandible greyish white, the tip of the lower one yellowish; it is
much and strongly hooked, aud also toothed; iris, pale yellow. Head,
crown, and neck, white; nape, greyish; chin, throat, and breast, white,
with a tinge of pink; back, bluish grey.
Greater and lesser wing coverts, fine bluish grey; primaries, slate
grey; secondaries and tertiaries, line bluish grey; greater and lesser
under wing coverts, white. Tail, grey, with white edges to the feathers,
rounded at the end, which is paler; tail coverts, white, and reaching
beyond the end of the tail. Legs and toes, brownish yellow, tinged
with red; the hind toe is very short; claws, slender, curved, and
pointed; webs, brownish yellow.
The young in the second year have the tip of the bill yellowish,
the remainder grevish; iris, pale dusky: there is a dark spot before
it. Head, crown, neck, and nape, greyish brown, the edges of the
feathers paler; chin, throat, and breast, pale greyish brown, the edges
of the feathers lighter-coloured; back, darker greyish brown, the edges
of the feathers paler. Primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries, greyish
brown. Tail, greyish brown, the edges of the feathers paler. Legs
and toes, pale brownish or greyish yellow; webs, pale brown.