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að á Falklandseyjum er margt að
finna og sjá sem er ekki hægt að koma
til skila í stuttri grein. Það var ómet-
anleg reynsla að deila hádegismat af
lambakjöti með caracara-fuglum
(Phalcoboenus australis), sem eru há-
vaðasamir betlarar, og vera ein með
tuttugu sæfílum (Mirounga leonina),
sem liggja á sandinum og berjast til að
sannfæra hver annan um hver er
sterkastur.
HEIMILD
Woods, Robin W. 1989. Guide to Birds of
the Falkland Islands. Anthony Nelson,
Oswestry, Shropshire, England. 256 bls.
SUMMARY
The bird life in the
Falkland Islands
Terry C. Lacy
Huldulandi 3
IS-108 REYKJAVÍK
Iceland
Unlike Iceland, the Falkland Islands are
not basaltic and have no main landmass;
they are divided into two main islands and
many small ones. The summer climate is
very like Iceland, but the winter climate
milder as the islands do not lie as far south
as Iceland is north. There is a shortage of
insectivora and therefore of passeri-
formes. Various species found in Iceland
have their counterparts in the Falklands,
such as gulls, tern, and thrush. But the
Falklands fauna includes 5 nesting species
of penguins as well as sea elephants.
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