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Phoebetria fuliginosa
Sooty Soot"y, a. [Compar Sootier; superl. Sootiest.] [AS. s?tig. See Soot.] 1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. ``Fire of sooty coal.' --Milton. 2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark. ``The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron.' --Milton. Sooty albatross (Zo["o]l.), an albatross (Ph[oe]betria fuliginosa) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called also nellie. Sooty tern (Zo["o]l.), a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas.

Meaning of Phoebetria from wikipedia

- from the genus Phoebetria. There are two species, the sooty albatross, Phoebetria fusca, and the light-mantled albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata. The...
- The sooty albatross (Phoebetria fusca), also known to sailors as the Quaker, is a species of marine bird belonging to the albatross family Diomedeidae...
- (Phoebetria palpebrata) also known as the grey-mantled albatross or the light-mantled sooty albatross, is a small albatross in the genus Phoebetria, which...
- Pacific albatrosses (Phoebastria), and the sooty albatrosses or sooties (Phoebetria). The North Pacific albatrosses are considered to be a sister taxon to...
- albatross Thal****arche chrysostoma Grey-headed albatross Phoebetria fusca Sooty albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Light-mantled albatross Macronectes halli...
- Diomedeidae †Aldiomedes †Diomedavus Diomedea †Murunkus †Notoleptos Phoebastria Phoebetria †Plotornis Thal****arche †Tydea Oceanitidae Fregetta Garrodia Nesofregetta...
- grey-headed albatross (Thal****arche chrysostoma), light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), and wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans). Only five species...
- the genus Thal****arche. The name has sometimes been used for the genus Phoebetria as well, but these are usually called sooty albatrosses. They are restricted...
- Thal****arche bulleri - NZ Sooty albatross, Phoebetria fusca - NZ Light-mantled sooty albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata - NZ Southern giant petrel, Macronectes...
- Diomedeidae †Aldiomedes †Diomedavus Diomedea †Murunkus †Notoleptos Phoebastria Phoebetria †Plotornis Thal****arche †Tydea Oceanitidae Fregetta Garrodia Nesofregetta...