1777 G. Forster I. 91 We likewise saw the two before mentioned species of albatrosses.., together with a third,..which we named the sooty.
1829 E. Griffith et al. VIII. 573 Sooty Albatros. Diomedea Fuliginosa.
1872 E. Coues 326 Sooty Albatross. Fuliginous brown, nearly uniform.