Show the albatross the power of flight pu aeed by the albatross that wanderer 0 of the aea men la Is wonderful erful in the extreme it spends its we life with the exception of a few weeks given each year to net nest ing entirety entirely at rca res and Is on an tho the wing practically all the time furthermore F it doea does not progress bv fin flap P ping its wings as most birds do bat b ut seems to soar at will rarely if ever giving a stroke ot of the wing seeming to need no impetus at nesting Ume which Is parly in the year the albatross repairs to sume isolated island such AS the crozet islands in be the southern indian ocean tristan da cunha in the south atlantic ocean here they congregate in thousands building their nests and batching hatching and rearing their young the nests are built on the ground in an open situ itu aaion thy thoy tho y are mound like la in appear ance and have a slight depression eslon on an the top they are made of mud and grass and about 18 inches in bright the albatross lays but one egg which Is in quite large being from four to eye inches in length the shell Is rough creamy white in color and speckled with numerous brownish spots when disturbed on the neet nest they clatter their bills making a very loud noise which when taken up by thousandth thou ot of birds becomes deafening deafen |