The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-12

out the least motion of the wings. Ihey
will follow q vessel clear across the ocean
almost to sight of land. but no further. ono
of the surest indications of approaching
land is the loss of the gooneys and the APP
pearance of the gulls. Another sure sign
of land is the change of color OF the water
from deep blue TO Dark green.
Another deep sea bird, one the sailors
hate is the stormy petrei, commonly known
as Mother Carey'S Chickens.
.'These rds look ike snlpeS, being about
the same SIZE and color. When the sea Is
calm these little fellows are very quIe. AMI
seem really drowsy, but when there Is
storm they are lively enough. They viii
circle around a ship, labol1ng In = heavy
sea wave, uttering the most hi4eous
screams ana cries, while they cart thioV ~
the rigging as if 10 tanLaIIze the sailors
with the danger OF the storm. At ntSnt
when tine wind is bowling through the cord
age and the ship is heaVlnS hcdFhy, ~
makes ones blood run cold 10 hear these
little torments haunting you WIN ueA1hly
yells. -,,,.,,
like the petrol, tnat is rs peaceful as they
are turbulent These are known as Wh'1Ie
BIRDS from the fact thar they supslst tl-
trely on TIE little crustaceans they pich
from the bouy of rne whaIe Wnen u rises 70
the surface, and they do not neQuehI WI
t,rs where there are no whales.
them all, IS the AIbatr9ss. This birG grows
10 a length of four feet Ind measures from
fifteen u seventeen feet ituIn up 70 tip am
weighs from twenty TO thirty pounoS' -
is an InhaDitant of the southern SEAS HeE1''
or rarely, gctuns north OF the eqid'o'.
the only ones north being of the coast ol
Siberia The color is pure white ana Soliic-
times stregNed with back ana Dro"i on
the back It, like the goOney mas IONS
IL,
DAVIS and nights withou; resting once. y
will follow a ship as long as II STAYS IN
thc latitude ii frequeutS To PIX up tHe
refuse Of the ship. Am ng the nalNeS o5
the South American coasts II - CO''''i-ie'
very fine eating and they use the IONS
bones of the wings for pipe stems anu pop
guns. they being hollow, q c5ur.e- me.
aIso ueo The cutrails of this bird 10 max
brovs Tor their Ash Tets. The entf4lIS ar
inflated like a BLADDER and secifcu AT e-.ies
end of the net to show where the WA am
tide is drifting the net. 80 rare are t-''@-
birds in the northern hemisphere thal -
rewards are outstanding from some Of t"e
,ireet z,olae~f,af gardens of Eng and AM
this country Tor the safe delivery ol =. ~
aIha+rose. Many attempts have been mao.
nv eeanlen 10 brin" them across the etu.e-
ior but thev always die. Catching ,aea y
amusing Fasteu piece 81 lhe@, ="
strong fish hook and let It 10" "-o.6 "
stern They soon grab it and mans ti'
selves Win little eXert.on thc| can %
I.,,.l -, aerl,. Strange 10 say, however
.,.r ann. s,.a bird viii get deathiy sea+'0N
,.sao taken aboard "a vessel. aIhoush t"1S
,,.ya baan roc7Sed III t1e cradle oil ire He'P
s t.,.t u,es. e. = a 3'H@ren' r"-" - '-''
d -aip. ,c
THE albatross IS the most SerIusI's -
an The sea birds in breeding 4iieS ''
SOM. deserted island or coral reel anu
~rrlf tah
4 .pa4it one egg. which is about six lhlneS
in ipn-.th. whit. with brown spots over c.v
size. As soon as the young one II any
~ look ont f1r itself the old ones go 10
sea again. other birds hoeA To SOME -
land I'm Iroves and raise their youi9. oH
Eo@oelor volcano. small island IN the
Iehring sea- IS a regular rookery i"r sea
birds. All kinds flock there ara lay thci'
eggs and in many instances depend on the
heat Of the ground 70 hatch them me
earth is rent in SO many tissues where tI'
steam from below comes out. reai'F'iiS
tine same heat the ar round, ana inc
surface Of the ground is a chaotic mass or
fresh eCss, stale eggs, Young BIRDS oiH
birds. and egg shells, uaJn the ground
cannot hc seen at all. on many otner Is
lands the birds come in such immense
n.cks that the natives can so To the Fo'N-
cries and frau them down with SUCKS.
Thev do this especially with ducks anu
geese. / am told that many people aloIS
the Florida coast. which tn birds use rs
r,at-arlry Gather hamper baskets full or
eggs ever, morning and ship them inland
to the markets.
..rn,re is a tradition among sailors AS
old as the sea itself that the souls 81 H'-
ur~ted sailors are transferred 70 re a'.-
MN. tn4r. 10 spend the.g eternity. Many
of them believe it as firmly as they btLeFf
their own existence, nor would they thiAh
nm. ,,,,,... or killing one Of them than ;hcy