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	The Albatrosses
		Albatrosses can be distinguished from the other petrels because their tubular nostrils are placed at either side of the top mandible of their bill rather than being fused together on top.
		Fossil albatross have been found in England and USA and Japan, indicating that they once had a northern distribution which is believed to have ended 20 MYA when the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ceased to meet in the Panama.
		Albatrosses are famous for their expressive courtship which involves dancing and in some species such as the Sooty Albatross, daring chases in flight with the following bird repeating every move of the leader.
	www.earthlife.net /birds/albatross.html (1341 words)

	Albatross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Albatrosses are the largest of seabirds, with a wing span reaching 3 m and a body mass exceeding 12 kg.
		Albatrosses cover long distances when foraging for food, especially during breeding, with the foraging ranges of most species covering thousands of square kilometres of ocean.
		The original decline of wandering albatrosses was primarily due to being caught on hooks set by vessels which tow huge, heavily baited lines - longlining for tuna in temperate waters.
	www.antarctica.ac.uk /About_Antarctica/Wildlife/Birds/Albatrosses.html (642 words)

	Black-browed Albatross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Of the 13 kinds of albatross, the fl-browed albatross is one of the smallest.
		Despite being called "gooneys" or "mollymawks" by sailors because of their clutsy landings, albatrosses are amazing and beautiful in the sky.
		The fl-browed albatross lives a roaming life over the sea, flying thousands of kilometers before setting foot on land, so being an excellent and efficient flyer is a must.
	www.pbs.org /kratts/world/ant/albatross (310 words)

	Annotated List of the Seabirds of the World -- Black-browed Albatross
		In South Georgia, Black-browed albatrosses colonies are mainly along the north-west and south-east coastlines, with the largest colonies on Willis Islands, Bird Island, Annenkov Island, and Cooper Island.
		Black-browed Albatross tending to its chick on Saunders Island in The Falklands, January 1999.
		Copson, G.R. (1988) The status of the Black-browed and Grey-headed albatrosses on Macquarie Island.
	www.oceanwanderers.com /Black.browed.Alb.html (564 words)

	Our Beautiful World: Albatrosses on the way out....?
		Albatrosses and their smaller cousins, the petrels, are being killed in huge numbers by commercial fishing boats that trail long lines carrying thousands of baited hooks.
		During the latest nesting season, the fl-browed albatross (Diomedea melanophris) population on Beauchene Island, one of the Falklands group, was down to 101,000 pairs, from 160,000 pairs in the early Eighties.
		Black-browed albatrosses occasionally reach British waters, one visited Herma Ness at the northern tip of the Shetland Isles each summer from 1972 to 1994, but a species of petrel nesting commonly on British coasts, the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) is another longliner victim.
	www.vulkaner.no /n/globwarm/ealbatros-out.html (505 words)

	Albatross -- Pictures, Animal Facts, Habitats, Video, Sound, Wallpaper -- National Geographic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Albatrosses use their formidable wingspans to ride the ocean winds and sometimes to glide for hours without rest or even a flap of their wings.
		Albatrosses feed primarily on squid or schooling fish, but are familiar to mariners because they sometimes follow ships in hopes of dining on handouts or garbage.
		The Laysan albatross was important to the indigenous hunters of the northern seas.
	www3.nationalgeographic.com /animals/birds/albatross.html (413 words)

	Oceanwings - Albatross Encounters, Kaikoura, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These smaller albatross are closely related to the wandering and royal albatross, but are only a third the weight of the larger albatrosses and have fl wings and a fl saddle across the birds' back.
		Black-browed albatross are especially vulnerable to being caught on the baited hooks of longliners.
		Most Chatham Island albatross fly to the east of the Chatham's to off the coast of South America, yet individual birds are sighted off the East Coast of New Zealand.
	www.oceanwings.co.nz /factfile-albatross.htm (614 words)

	Black-browed Albatross
		The Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris), known in the Falkland Islands as the Mollymawk, is found all around the southern oceans between 25' and 60' S. The Falkland Islands hold over 85% of the global population and are the most important breeding station in the world for this species.
		Albatrosses are a member of the group of seabirds known generally as 'petrels', sometimes 'tubenoses'.
		Black-browed albatrosses may be seen throughout the year in Falkland waters, but return to their rookeries on land in September.
	www.falklandsconservation.com /wildlife/species_reports/albatross.html (431 words)

	Arctic Studies Center
		The Laysan Albatross breeds on isolated islands in the central Pacific Ocean, but is found throughout the northern oceans during all times of the year.
		Laysan Albatrosses are among the largest of all flying birds, having a wingspread greater than 2m (6 ft), but weighing only 10 kg (22 lbs).
		Once hatched, albatrosses will return to land only to breed, the rest of their life is spent at sea.
	www.mnh.si.edu /arctic/html/albatross.html (168 words)

	Albatross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Of these, the species range from the Southern Royal Albatross which is almost completely white except for the ends and trailing edges of the wings in fully mature males, to the Amsterdam Albatross which has an almost juvenile-like breeding plumage with a great deal of brown, particularly a strong brown band around the chest.
		Three albatross species, the Black-footed Albatross and the two sooty albatrosses, vary completely from the usual patterns and are almost entirely dark brown (or dark grey in places in the case of the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross).
		The name albatross is derived from the Arabic al-câdous or al-ġaţţās (a pelican; literally, "the diver"), which travelled to English via the Portuguese form alcatraz ("gannet"), which is also the origin of the title of the former prison, Alcatraz.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albatross (5770 words)

	albatross and longline photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This Wandering Albatross was killed on a longline hook and brought aboard the fishing vessel.
		This Black-browed Albatross was killed on a longline hook and hauled aboard the fishing vessel.
		Albatrosses and other seabirds can start a feeding frenzy when offal is discharged from a boat or baited longlines are reeled out from the stern of a vessel.
	www.albatrossaction.org /photos.htm (311 words)

	Albatoss conservation - introduction
		New research from South Georgia reveals that three species of albatross nesting on the islands have declined at an alarming rate over the past 30 years and unless these declines can be halted or reversed, the islands' albatrosses could face extinction.
		At South Georgia wandering albatrosses are decreasing at 2%/year (a decrease of over 30% since 1986), grey-headed albatrosses at 3%/year (over 31% since 1991) and fl-browed albatrosses at nearly 4%/year (a 44% decrease since 1990).
		The funds are spent on projects designed to reduce the mortality of albatrosses and petrels in fishing operations (see PDF for details).
	www.birdsaustralia.com.au /albatross/intro.html (346 words)

	Australian Antarctic Division - Black-browed albatross
		Of the 24 albatross species, the fl-browed albatross is one of the smallest.
		Black-browed albatross are long-lived birds, living 30 years or more, and have a strong bond to their colony of birth.
		The Falkland Islands hold over 85% of the global population of fl-browed albatross (estimated at 680 000 pairs), and are the most important breeding locality in the world for this species.
	www.aad.gov.au /default.asp?casid=1960 (419 words)

	Charliesbirdblog: Save the Albatross Campaign
		He'd been coming to Scotland since 1972 (we saw him in 1984), and given that albatrosses remain at sea for the first five years of their lives he was at least thirty.
		Possibly he did die of old age - but the chances are even higher that poor old "Albert" made the fatal mistake of looking for fish in the same oceans as the world's long-liners and ended his care-free days being dragged beneath the sea with a hook jammed deep in his throat.
		Albie's World: launched on May 8th 2006 this is the quirky blog of an 'albatross' who's 'wandering' around the southern UK explaining (to no doubt slightly bewildered members of the public) the disaster unfolding in in the southern oceans.
	www.charliesbirdblog.com /~charlie/albatross/savethealbatross.html (1514 words)

	Black-browed Albatross
		Black-browed albatrosses are one of the commonest albatrosses in the world.
		They're about one-third the size of the wandering albatross but are more dexterous in the air and are very aggressive when stealing baits from longlines.
		Black-brows are one of the main albatrosses killed in bottom longline fisheries, like that for Patagonian toothfish, and are also killed in longline fisheries for tuna.
	www.birdsaustralia.com.au /albatross/black-browed.html (120 words)

	Colour Marking of Fledgling Black-Browed Albatross
		The majority of sightings were associated with the shelf break, however, this may be a reflection of fishing effort, and therefore the extent of observer coverage.
		Satellite tracking of Falkland Island breeding adult fl-browed albatross has shown that they feed in different regions of the Patagonian Shelf throughout the year depending on the stage of their breeding cycle.
		While it is still uncertain what relative importance the mortality of juvenile fl-browed albatross has in the currently high level of their population decline it is certain that reducing juvenile mortality in Brazilian waters will significantly increase the number of new birds recruited into the adult breeding population.
	www.falklandsconservation.com /albatross-orange-report.html (1331 words)

	Wow.UAB.edu : Cargo Holds and Black-Browed Albatross
		One morning during the crossing we awoke to calming seas and hues of pastel colors cast upon the sea by reflections of an early sky.
		It was an albatross extravaganza, a feast for even the non-birders among us.
		The albatross respite it had dished up was well worth the ride.
	wow.uab.edu /antarctica2001/show.asp?durki=46758 (684 words)

	Black-browed Albatross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophris, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae.
		The features that identify it from other mollymawks are the dark eyestripe which gives it its name, a broad fl edging to the white underside of its wings, white head and orange bill, tipped darker orange.
		The Black-browed Albatross is circumpolar in the southern oceans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black-browed_Albatross (286 words)

	Photos flying Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris) South Africa
		The Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melaophris) is one of the smallest of the 14
		Albatrosses spend 90 percent of their lives in the air.
		Many albatrosses as well as other sea birds die from the hooks of the long-line fishery.
	www.jostimages.com /galerie/seabirds/black-browed-albatross.html (309 words)

	Rare Bird Alert - About RBA Pagers
		Note, that for 23 years, from 1973 until 1995 a Black-browed Albatross was present on and off at Hermaness Shetland (see table below) so with any luck the Sula Sgeir bird may return for at least a third summer.
		Below is a table showing the arrival and departure dates for the Black-browed Albatross on Hermaness, Shetland, present from 1973 to 1995.
		Every effort will of course be made to complete the trip as scheduled but we cannot be held responsible for any delays or changes to the itinerary due to the weather.
	www.rarebirdalert.co.uk /RealData/Albatross_twitch.asp (1518 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Black-browed Albatross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		An unidentified albatross skimming through Petit Passage, the narrow strait between Long Island and the peninsula of Digby Neck, was seen briefly by Wickerson Lent on 14 August 1970.
		Their underwings are broadly bordered by fl and their bills are largely yellow, differing in these respects from the Yellow-nosed Albatross.
		The nearest breeding grounds of the Black-browed Albatross are in the Falkland Islands, and there are only a few North American records, though it is more regular than the Yellow-nosed in the eastern North Atlantic.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0009.htm (168 words)

	Albatross Sounds
		"The albatrosses (from Portuguese Alcatraz, a pelican) are seabirds in the family Diomedeidae, which is closely allied to the petrels.
		Albatrosses travel huge distances using a technique used by many long-winged seabirds called dynamic soaring.
		This enables them to minimise the effort needed by gliding across wave fronts gaining energy from the vertical wind gradient.
	www.junglewalk.com /sound/albatross-sounds.htm (93 words)

	British Isles Birding \| by Richard Bonser
		The bird was again seen on Sula Sgeir on 1st July from a chartered boat that left Kinlochbervie late on 30th June and arriving at Sula Sgeir shortly after first light, the nine observers on board gained views of the albatross on its favoured ledge from 3.55am until at least 5.15am.
		The Black-browed Albatross can be located by gaining a specific position (see below) in the sea on the west side of the island.
		Dependent upon the angle, the albatross was immediately below or slightly below right of the cairn.
	www.freewebs.com /richbonser/blackbrowedalbatross.htm (1187 words)

	Model Jerry Hall's Albatross Wins the Big Bird Race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The fl-browed albatross, a previously abundant species, is one of 21 albatross species identified as globally threatened, vulnerable, or endangered.
		The catastrophic decline in fl-browed albatrosses is almost certainly due to longline fishing, according to the Birdlife International Save the Albatross campaign.
		The wandering albatross is the largest of all albatrosses, with a wingspan of up to 3.5 meters (12 feet).
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/07/0713_040713_albatross_2.html (1176 words)

	Seabird Osteology skulls Albatrosses Diomedeidae
		Albatrosses can be divided into four distinct groups: the Great Albatrosses, the Pacific Albatrosses, the smaller Mollymawks and the two Sooty Albatrosses of the genus Phoebetria.
		or Gough Albatross Diomedea dabbenena,,Tristan da Cunha and Gough Is. (formerly exulans)
		Bills of the different forms of Wandering Albatrosses are more slender than those of the Royals and the tubes are slightly compressed laterally and point a little bit upwards.
	www.shearwater.nl /seabird-osteology/albatrosses_diomedeidae.htm (908 words)

	Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)
		This shot of a Black-browed Albatross in flight was taken on Kodachrome 200 film with a Canon T-90 and FD400mm F4.5 lens hand-held on a gunstock mount.
		It was taken in January, 2004, in the Scotia Sea.
		There is a race of the Black-browed Albatross on Campbell Island, New Zealand, which has yellow eyes.
	www.greglasley.net /blkbral.html (340 words)

	Birds of the Falkland Islands - Black-Browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
		Birds of the Falkland Islands - Black-Browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
		The Black-browed Albatross breeds in dense colonies on steep cliffs at 16 sites in the Falklands.
		Adults pair for life and return to use the same pot-shaped nest each September, laying a large single egg in October which hatches in December.
	www.falklands.net /BirdGuideBlackBrowedAlbatross.shtml (202 words)

	Is Scotland's Lonely Albatross Dead?
		He was twice as heavy and his wing span of 8 feet (about 240 cms) was almost half as big again as a Gannet.
		He was seen by thousands of keen birdwatchers and, particularly, twitchers who would make an annual pilgrimage to Hermaness to get him on their annual list - the only reliable albatross for the tick-list to be found in the North Atlantic.
		lack browed Albatross populations are found all the way round the southern hemisphere but the birds hardly ever penetrate even as far North as the Tropic of Capricorn.
	www.birdcare.com /bin/shownews/15 (557 words)

	Black-browed Albatross - Thalassarche melanophris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Black-browed Albatross (Black-browed Mollymawk) Diomedea melanophris Range Circumpolar in Southern Oceans.
		Underwing has fl tip, fl trailing edge, narrowest on innerwing and broad fl leading edge forming a dark wedge midway along inner wing.
		Adult distinguished from Grey-headed Albatross D. chrysostoma by yellow bill, whiter head with dark eyebrow, and broader dark leading edge to underwing and from Yellow-nosed D. chlororhynchos by yellow bill and underwing pattern.
	www.birdforum.net /bird_view.php?bid=897 (515 words)

	Save the Albatross
		The images below may be downloaded and used copyright free with stories about the Save the Albatross campaign.
		These low resolution banner images may be freely downloaded for use only with webpage links to the Save the Albatross Campaign website.
		The organisation logos below may be downloaded and used with stories about the Save the Albatross campaign.
	www.savethealbatross.net /images.asp (212 words)

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