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"The Wandering Albatros of the Southern Oceans is white with narrow dusky undulations above and almost black wings." - A. H. Evens, 1900

Wandering Albatros

"The Wandering Albatros of the Southern Oceans is white with narrow dusky undulations above and almost…

The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) is a seabird with the largest wingspan of any living bird.

Wandering Albatross

The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) is a seabird with the largest wingspan of any living bird.

The Tropic Bird " are chiefly found in the tropical regions of the south; ... this species breeds as far north as the tropic of Cancer, while they frequent the West Indies, and occasionally stray to the Eastern United States, or even Newfoundland. All these tropic or Boatswain-birds, as they are denominated, have satin-like white plumage- often with a tinge of pink-varied by blackish bars or patches above, and black marks near the eye..." A. H. Evans, 1900

Tropic Bird Sitting on a Ledge

The Tropic Bird " are chiefly found in the tropical regions of the south; ... this species breeds as…

The Cormorant "P. carbo, but has a tuft of long narrow recurved plumes on each side f the crown in the nuptial dress, which are black, white, or particoloured according to the locality. The bare loral region and gular sac are orange, and no white is visible on the throat or flanks." A. H. Evans, 1900

Cormorant

The Cormorant "P. carbo, but has a tuft of long narrow recurved plumes on each side f the crown in the…

A common cormorant perched on a rocky ledge.

Common Cormorant

A common cormorant perched on a rocky ledge.

The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It occurs along inland waterways as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is an all-black bird which gains a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season. It has a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin. Five subspecies are recognized.

Double-crested Cormorant

The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds.…

The Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila) is a large seabird in the Fregatidae family of frigatebirds.

Ascension Frigatebird

The Ascension Frigatebird (Fregata aquila) is a large seabird in the Fregatidae family of frigatebirds.

A seabird or petrel, the northern species being most common.

Fulmar

A seabird or petrel, the northern species being most common.

"The Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a bird in the Procellariidae family of seabirds." -Whitney, 1911

Northern Fulmar

"The Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is a bird in the Procellariidae family of seabirds." -Whitney,…

"The Gannet (S. bassana) has slate-grey wing-quills, purplish-grey bill, reddish feet and naked parts." A. H. Evans, 1900 Additionally, these birds have white plumage and blue eyes.

Gannet

"The Gannet (S. bassana) has slate-grey wing-quills, purplish-grey bill, reddish feet and naked parts."…

The Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) is a bird in the Pelecaniformes order of waterbirds. It was once known as the synonym Sula bassana.

Northern Gannet

The Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) is a bird in the Pelecaniformes order of waterbirds. It was once…

The storm Petrel "of the Mediterranean and North Atlantic from Greenland to South Africa, which breeds in Scotland, Ireland, and the West of England, is sooty-black with the tail-coverts white, except at the tips, and a little white on the wing-coverts." A. H. Evans, 1900

Storm Petrel Swimming with Reflection

The storm Petrel "of the Mediterranean and North Atlantic from Greenland to South Africa, which breeds…

A medium skimmer bird whose large bill is red with a black tip.

Black Skimmer

A medium skimmer bird whose large bill is red with a black tip.

The Gull-Billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a bird in the Sternidae family of seabirds. It was formerly known as the synonym Sterna nilotica.

Gull-Billed Tern

The Gull-Billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a bird in the Sternidae family of seabirds. It was formerly…

A bird with a thin black bill with a red tip.

Roseate Tern

A bird with a thin black bill with a red tip.

"Sterna dougalli. Roseate Tern. Paradise Tern. Bill about as long as head or foot, straight, slender, compressed, very acute; gonys longer than rami, former straight, latter concave in outline, with acute but not prominent angle between them. Wings shorter than usual, 1st primary little longer than next, all rounded. Tail exceedingly long and deeply forked, with very narrow filamentous outer feathers. Tibia slightly denuded; tarsus a little shorter than middle toe and claw. Whole form trim and elegant. Bill black, the extreme point yellowish, the base for a little distance, and inside of mouth, red. Feet bright yellowish-red; claws black. Cap lustrous black, very ample, reaching to lower border of eyes; under eyelid white, as is a streak to end of feathers on bill. Neck all around and entire under parts snowy white, tinted with lovely rose-pink. Mantle delicate pale pearly, over all the upper parts from the neck, including rump and base of tail, fading however to white on tips of tertials and inner webs of secondaries. Long tail-feathers white with a faint pearly tint. Primaries grayish-black, strongly silvered when fresh; outer web of the first blackish; inner webs of all pure white for more than half their breadth, this white stripe broadest on the first, toward the base of which it occupies the whole web, and on all of them continued to and usually around the very tips; shafts of all the quills white both sides nearly to end." Elliot Coues, 1884

Roseate Tern

"Sterna dougalli. Roseate Tern. Paradise Tern. Bill about as long as head or foot, straight, slender,…

The White Tern (Gygis alba) is a small seabird in the Sternidae family of terns.

White Tern

The White Tern (Gygis alba) is a small seabird in the Sternidae family of terns.