Eggs

Macronectes giganteus

• 104.4 × 65.9 mm
• Clutch: 1 egg

White, unmarked, dull; becomes heavily soiled with nest stains during incubation.

Sources of information

Size

Average of 100 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 1. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 62.

Description

Hauber, M. E. (ed.) 2014. The Book of Eggs. University of Chicago Press (photo and text), p. 43.

Shape

Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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