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Title: New Zealand Albatrosses and Petrels: an Identification Guide

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Part of: Tuatara : Journal of the Biological Society

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Tuatara: Volume 21, Issues 1 and 2 (New Zealand Albatrosses and Petrels: an Identification Guide)

47. Fulmar Prion — (Pachyptila crassirostris) — Plate Not figured

47. Fulmar Prion
(Pachyptila crassirostris)
Plate Not figured

Field Characters: Similar to the common Fairy Prion (44) in general appearance, but has a slightly paler head and stouter bill.

Locally breeding at Chathams, Bounty, Snares and Auckland Islands.

Rare away from breeding stations. page 49

Fig. 16: A Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea) in flight. — Photo: P. C. Harper

Fig. 16: A Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea) in flight.
— Photo: P. C. Harper