Vertebrate Zoology: A Textbook - T. A. Dauda 2014

Multicellular Animals
Class Aves
Superorder Neognathae – Order Procellariiformes, or Tubenoses

Birds of this order are typical inhabitants of vast oceanic expanses and excellent flyers. Their bodies are rather short, tails small, and wings long and powerful. Their bills are elongated with a small hook at the tip, and their nostrils open on the sides of the bill through distinctive tubular structures. This latter feature distinguishes Procellariiformes from all other birds. Their legs are short, with webbed front toes. They feed on aquatic animals, which they snatch from The surface of the Water. During the breeding season, they gather near coasts, building their nests on shore, with a clutch consisting of a single egg. Procellariiformes are found in all oceans, though they predominate in the Southern Hemisphere. A typical representative is the albatross. In the northern seas of Russia, the northern fulmar is commonly found.



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