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Definition of Black-footed albatross
1. Noun. A variety of albatross with black feet.
Generic synonyms: Albatross, Mollymawk
Group relationships: Genus Diomedea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-footed Albatross
Literary usage of Black-footed albatross
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"black-footed albatross. Breeds on islands nw. of Hawaii and Marshall Is.; occurs
off coast from s. Alaska to Calif, and w. Mex., and also China and Japan. ..."
2. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"Apart from the description of characters, he gives but three and a half lines to
the Yellow-nosed Albatross; a few lines more to the black-footed albatross, ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"Several Western Gulls were near the steamer and a black-footed albatross followed
in its wake. A small flock of shore birds, apparently Northern Phalaropes, ..."
4. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"As with the other members of the family, the eggs are extremely variable in size,
but average about 4.L'5 s 2.50. black-footed albatross Short-tailed ..."
5. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1889)
"black-footed albatross. Hab. North Pacific, including west coast of North America.
The black-footed albatross is an abundant bird of the North Pacific Ocean ..."
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