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June 24, 1899
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[Page 40] June 24 Yesterday afternoon we were followed for hours by a large majestic bird that the various sharks aboard disagreed upon. Elliot thought he was a fulmar petrel -- while Fiske + Merriam thought it was a black-footed Albatross. Its wings were very flat -- a little down curved if anything [illus] Puffins were continually flying + little bunches from 5 to 20 or 30 would pass nearby at short intervalls. They looked very curious, like parrots fore and guillemots aft. Some murrelets and one new kind of guillemots were seen; the latter white-breasted. |
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