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HAVING had during several long voyages in the Pacific considerable opportunities for observing closely the flight of sailing birds, and especially of Diomedea Melanophrys, or “Mutton Bird,” as I believe it is called by the Australians, a few suggestions on the subject may perhaps not be uninteresting to your readers.
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A., R. The Sailing Flight of Birds. Nature 13, 324–325 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/013324c0
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