TYPE SPECIMENS OF BIRDS 11 



=Puffinus nativitatis Streets. See Peters, Checklist of birds of the world 



1:57,1931. 

 67318. Adult (sex not indicated). Christmas Island (lat. 1°57' N., 

 long. 157° 27' W.), Oceania. January 1874. Collected by Thomas H. 

 Streets. U.S. North Pacific Surveying Expedition (1873-1875). 

 Puffinus opisthomelas Coues 



Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 139 (not earlier than April 25), 

 1864. 



16990. Adult female. Cape San Lucas, State of Baja California, Mexico. 

 July 20, 1859. Collected by John Xantus. Original number 1355. 



16991. Adult male. Cape San Lucas, State of Baja California, Mexico. 

 July 20, 1859. Collected by John Xantus. Original number 1354. 



"Both were landed by a heavy gale — on the beach. They were alive yet, 

 but very nearly dead" (Xantus MS.) . 



Nos. 16990 and 16991 were entered into the museum register on February 

 20, 1860. On June 6, 1867, Baird first entered the hoiotypes of Nectris 

 amauTosoma and Halocyptena microsoma as Nos. 47214 and 47216, respec- 

 tively, and began to reenter No. 16990 as No. 47215, until, noting his mis- 

 take, he crossed out what he had written. After No. 47215 he wrote the 

 word "Type," which appears also in his hand on the label. Both specimens 

 have, however, equal standing as cotypes. 

 Puffinus auricularis C. H. Townsend 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 13: 133, September 9, 1890. 

 117540. Adult female. Clarion Island, Revilla Gigedo Islands, eastern 

 Pacific Ocean off Mexico. March 4, 1889. Collected by Charles H. 

 Townsend. Received from the U.S. Fish Commission. 

 Puffinus Iherminieri loyemilleri Wetmore 



Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 72(6) : 19, April 22, 1959. 

 468691. Adult male. Tiger Rock, Tiger Cays, off Cape Valiente, Valiente 

 Peninsula, Province of Bocas del Toro, Panama. February 25, 1958. 

 Collected by Alexander Wetmore. Original number 22182. 

 Puffinus subalaris "Townsend, MS." Ridgway 

 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 19: 650, March 15, 1897. 

 =Puffinus Iherminieri subalaris Ridgway. See Peters, Checklist of birds 



oftheworldl:59, 193L 

 117472. Adult male. Dairy mple Rock, off Chatham Island, Galapagos 

 Islands, eastern Pacific Ocean off Ecuador. April 6, 1888. Collected 

 by Charles H. Townsend. Received from the U.S. Fish Commission. 



Genus PTERODROMA Bonaparte 



Procellaria rostrata Peale 



U.S. Exploring Expedition 8 (Mamm. and Orn.) : 296, "pi. LXXXii," 

 1848. 

 =PterodroTna rostrata rostrata (Peale) . See Peters, Checklist of birds of 

 the world 1:62, 1931. 



