10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTARCTIC PRION»
Discover the use of
Antarctic prion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Antarctic prion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
W, P Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata 25-30 cm AntarktieseWalvisvoel
Members of the prion group are notoriously difficult to identify at sea. The
Antarctic Prion and the Fairy Prion can be separated safely only by the amount of
black in the ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
2
Encyclopedia of the
Antarctic
ANTARCTIC PRION The Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata Gmelin 1789) is a
member of the order Procellariiformes or tube-nosed seabirds—the petrels,
albatrosses, and shearwaters. P. desolata is one of the most ubiquitous petrels of
the ...
3
The
Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to
Antarctic English
See also Auckland Island prion, Banks' whale-bird, dove prion. 1974 Robertson,
C.J.R., ed. Birds in New Zealand A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington: 104. The
Antarctic Prion is represented only by one subspecies confined to the Auckland
Islands.
4
Antarctica Wildlife 5th
Like the Antarctic prion, they were known as scoopers to the whalers on account
of their style of 'hydroplaning' on the surface while their heads dipped to scoop
the zooplankton. It often feeds in company with a huge flock, which may be mixed
...
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.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
6
The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
ANTARCTIC PRION Pachyptila desolata 25-28 cm A small, blue-grey prion with
a well-defined, dark 'M' across the upperwing. Underparts and underwings white.
Like all prions, flight fluttery and erratic. Prion identification is very tricky; but this ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
7
Southern Albatrosses and Petrels: An Identification Guide
56 Antarctic Prion *Plate 19 Pachyptila desolata 57/28. A small, bluish-grey petrel
with a black, open 'M' marking across the uppersurface of the wings and a black
tip to the central tail feathers. Lores white variably barred or flecked with dark ...
Peter C. Harper, F. C. Kinsky, Cleveland Duval, 1978
8
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Pachyptila belcheri [Slender-billed Prion] × Pachyptila desolata [Antarctic Prion]
ENHR. BRO: Kerguelen, and possibly Macquarie, islands. Cox 1980;
Penhallurick and Wink 2004(p.142). × Pachyptila salvini [Medium-billed Prion]
ONHR?
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
9
Bird Island in
Antarctic Waters
See also Fur seal Antarctic Peninsula: mountains of, 7, 8; migration of skuas from,
127; mentioned, 32,88, 119 Antarctic prion, 23, 36: as prey of skua, 124;
mentioned, 96. See also Prion Antarctic tern, 135: nesting of, 79-80, 125; attack
on gulls ...
David Freeland Parmelee, 1980
10
A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia
Adélie Penguin (adult): M] [Ant]; (immature): BS [Ant]. Magellanic Penguin: M] [
SthAm]. Antarctic Prions: BS [SWAtl]. Antarctic Prion: DFo [SC]. Light-mantled
Albatross: DFo [SC]. Southern Giant Petrel: PL [SC]. Southern Royal Albatross (
adult): ...
Robert Burton, John Croxall, 2012
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTARCTIC PRION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Antarctic prion is used in the context of the following news items.
Plankton make scents for seabirds and a cooler planet
Seabirds like this Antarctic prion are the top predators of the Southern Ocean, tied to both ecology and climate regulation by chemical signals ... «UC Davis, Mar 14»
Conservationists work to give South Georgia back to the birds
The storm petrel, Antarctic prion and cape petrel had been driven away from the vital breeding grounds. Every breeding season a single rat ... «Mongabay.com, Jul 13»
A field guide to the wildlife of South Georgia with 350 colour photos
Pointers are given in text on the photographs to help distinguish similar looking species such as the Antarctic prion and the slender-billed prion. «MercoPress, Sep 12»
Natives thriving since pests were voted off the island
"There seems to be more Antarctic prion and white-headed petrel activity as well." Those seabird species affected by baiting aimed at rodents ... «The Australian, Feb 12»
Battered birds beached
Thousands of sick sub-Antarctic prion seabirds have been washed up on Kaipara's west coast beaches. This is considered rare in Northland ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 11»
Thousands of seabirds wash up near Dargaville
Thousands of sub-Antarctic prion birds have been found unwell on the Kaipara's west coast beaches today according to the Department of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 11»
Hundreds of weary birds picked up
Kapiti SPCA has been inundated with more than 500 sub-Antarctic prion seabirds blown ashore by storms. Shelter manager Peter McCallum ... «The Press West Coast, Jul 11»
