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Fauna of Tristan Da Cunha: Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross, Tristan Albatross, Sooty Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Great Shearwater
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-09-15.
ISBN 9781155183619
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Chapters: Atlantic Yellow-Nosed Albatross, Tristan Albatross, Sooty Albatross, Spectacled Petrel, Great Shearwater, Northern Rockhopper Penguin, Atlantic Petrel, Inaccessible Island Rail, Tristan Rock Lobster, Tristan Moorhen, Grosbeak Bunting, Tristan Thrush, Tristan Bunting. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Thalassarche chlororhynchos chlororhynchos The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos, is a large seabird in the albatross family. This small mollymawk was once considered conspecific with the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross and known as the Yellow-nosed Albatross. Some authorities still believe the species to be the same, such as Jeff Clements and the SACC, which recognizes that a proposal is needed. Mollymawks are a type of Albatross that belong to Diomedeidae family and come from the Procellariiformes order, along with Shearwaters, Fulmars, Storm-petrels, and Diving-petrels. They share certain identifying features. First, they have nasal passages that attach to the upper bill called naricorns, although the nostrils on the Albatross are on the sides of the bill. The bills of Procellariiformes are also unique in that they are split into between 7 and 9 horny plates. Finally, they produce a stomach oil made up of wax esters and triglycerides that is stored in the proventriculus. This is used against predators as well as an energy rich food source for chicks and for the adults during their long flights. They also have a salt gland that is situated above the nasal passage and helps desalinate their bodies, due to the high amount of ocean water that they imbibe. It excretes a high saline solution from their nose. The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross averages 81 cm (32 in) in length. It is a typical black and white mollymawk...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4161744
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