ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
ALBATROSSES
Albatross Species
Albatross Habits
Laysan Albatross
Wandering Albatross
Yellow-nosed Albatross
The Sooty Albatross
THE PETRELS
Petrel Species
Petrel Behavior
Petrel Distribution
Fulmars
Fulmar Species
Fulmar Behavior
Distribution of Fulmars
Cape Petrel
Dove Petrels
Shearwaters
Shearwater Description
Black-capped Petrel
Bulwer's Petrel
Stormy Petrels
Least Petrel
Leach's Petrel
Wilson's Petrel
Sea-nymph
White-faced Petrel
THE DIVING PETRELS
ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE ALBATROSSES AND PETRELS
Bulwer's Petrel
The final member of this subfamily to be noticed is Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulweri) of the temperate North Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which differs from the last by its longer, more graduated tail, less compressed bill, and smaller feet.
It is only ten inches long and in color is uniform fuliginous dusky, lighter and more grayish brown beneath, while the wings are blackish. It breeds in the Canaries and Madeira, nesting in holes in rocks near the foot of the cliffs. Its cry is said to resemble that of a puppy.
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