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Title: Nests and eggs of Australian birds, including the geographical distribution of the species and popular observations thereon
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Campbell, Archibald James, 1853-
Subjects: Birds -- Eggs Australia Birds -- Nests Australia Birds -- Australia
Publisher: Sheffield, Printed for the author by Pawson & Brailsford
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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e Gannets did on the previous day. Mr. H. P. C. Ashworth andI took oiu- pictiu-es in turns, getting nearer to the birds each time. Theillustration given was the last one taken before the birds rose andcleared out to sea. An examination of the rookery .showed that between 300 and 400nests were situated or terraced close to each other upon naked graniteboulders by the shore, which were well white-washed. As the season(21st November) was somewhat advanced, the majority of the nests,which were about two or throe feet apart, were mostly occupied byfledgelings in black down, a little mouldy white on the underneath parts.The newly-hatched young were quite naked; however, some of thenests contained eggs, one, two, or three, but generally a pair, and somewere quite fresh Our invasion had caused some of the older youngto huddle together in bunches of about six or eight. Our loaderremarked that when the old ones returned they would probMl>lyexperience some difficulty in sorting out (heir own.
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H OJ Qw H NESTS A.VP EGGS OF AlSTRAUAN BIRVS. Q71; I must not forget to mention the strong ammoniacal odoiu- of theplace, which was most overpowering, especially to those members ofthe expedition whose stomachs were rendered nndnly sensitive by themotion of our boat at sea. Colonel Legge mentions that about thirty or forty pairs of White-breasted Cormorants were breeding on the top of Blanche Kock dimnghis visit to the Action Islands 28th November, 1886. Large coloniesare also known to breed on Cape Frederick Henry (Bruni Island).Mr. D. Le Souef found a small community of these birds building onledges of the cliff, their nests being in close proximity to tliose of theWhite-capped Albatross (T. caulus), on Albatross Island. In oneinstance, two of the Connoi-ants nests were placed within a foot of abrooding Albatross, and both Albatross and nest were plentifullybesprinkled with the excreta of the Cormorants. 723.—PhaL-\crocorax hypoleucus, Brandt.—(653)P. rcirliii, Gmehn. PIED CORMO

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