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Two eggs presented by Mr Deans, of Stanley, Falkland Islands, marked " Tern Gull " 

 appear to belong to this species, which is a well-known breeder in that group. 



13. Larus novce-hollandice, Steph. 



Larus novce-hollandice, Steph., in Shaw's Gen. Zool., vol. xiii. part 1, p. 169, ex Lath., 1825 ; 



Saunders, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 799. 

 Larus jamesoni, Wils., 111. Orn., pi. xxiii. et descript., 1831. 



[No. 131, $ .) Raine Island, North Australia. Eyes white; bill coral, tip darker. 

 No. 132, ? .) Only a few about the island.] 



From its large size and the difference in the amount of white on the primaries of the 

 adults, this form seems to be fairly separable from Larus scopulinus, of New Zealand, 

 and is undoubtedly distinct from its ally, Larus hartiaubi, Bruch, of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Specimens from the northern portions of Australia are much wanted ; and these 

 two examples are therefore of unusual value. 



14. Larus dominicanus, Licht. 



Larus dominicanus, Licht., Verz. d. Doubl., p. 82, 1823 ; Saunders, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, 

 p. 799. 



[One specimen. Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island. 



No. 683, $ . Nassau Harbour, Straits of Magellan, January 11 to 13, 1876. Eyes 

 grey ; bill yellow ; angle of lower mandible red.] 



Two adult specimens. I can detect no specific difference between the examples of 

 this form, which ranges from New Zealand to South Africa, and thence to the extra- 

 tropical portions of South America. 



One egg from Kerguelen Island. \ The latter partake rather more of the bold markings 

 Two eggs from Elizabeth Island, r characteristic of the eggs of Larus maridus than 

 Straits of Magellan. ' the former. 



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15. Stercorarius antarcticus, Less. 



Lestris antarcticus, Less., Traite d'Orn., p. 616, 1831. 



Stercorarius antarcticus, Saunders, Proc. ZooL Soc, 1876, p. 321, et 1877, p. 799. 



[One specimen. Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, October 16, 1873. 

 One specimen. Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Island, January 1874. 

 No. 732, ? . Falkland Islands, January to February 1876. Eyes hazel.] 

 The two former are of the usual dusky colour ; the last shows the pale yellow 



acuminate feathers on the collar, which are rarely absent in specimens from the Falk- 



lands. 



