588 



lilRDfi OP THE GALAPAGOS ARCHIPELAGO— RIDGWAY. vol.xix. 



Specific characters. — Similar to B. sirainsoni, Bonaparte, but larsfer, 

 with i)iO])ortioiuilly lari^cr bill and feet. 



Raiu/c. — Galapagos Archipelago: South Albemarle Islancl(Baur and 

 Adams); Duncan Island (Baur and Adams); Hood Island (IIabcl);i 

 Chatham Island (Townscnd, IJanr and Adams); Barrington Island 

 (Baur and Adams); Indefatigable Island (Darwin ?, Uiib(^\, Albatross, 

 Baur and Adams); .lames Island (Darwin); Bindloe Island (Baur and 

 Adams): Abingdon Island (IJabel, Albatross). 



ASCEHTAINKI) I{AN(iK OF TMK (IKNI' 



HCTKO, CrVIKH, 

 I'F.LACO. 



IX THE (iAI.AI'ACOS AKCIII- 



1. liiitei) i/nlapar/oensis (Gould). 



Adult male {dark 2)hase).— 'So. 116130, U.S.N.M.; Abingdon Island, 

 April 16, 188S; 0. H. Townsend. Nearly uniform dark sooty brown, 

 inclining to brownish black on head, lighter and tinged with rusty on 

 sides, flanks, abdomen, and tibne, where the feathers have more or less 

 distinct terminal margins of lighter brown; under tail-coverts with 



' Seen, hut not collected. 



