•'O [BpcenibtT 5, 



(Sterna.) 



•f Sterna fuliginosa. 



f Sterna regia. 



f Sterna antillarum. 



Phaeton. 

 I Phaeton flavirostris. 



Tachypetes. 

 t Tachypetes aqviilus. 



Procellaria. 



t Procellaria obscura. The last eight birds were seen by 

 myself off the coast, at a short distance from land, between St. Do- 

 mingo and the island of Navassa. 



Mr. "W". T. Brigham mentioned that in crossing the Pacific 

 in a ship with three hundred Chinese, returning from Cal- 

 ifornia to their native land, he took occasion to measure their 

 height, weight, and size of chest ; with the following results : 



Mean weight of one hundred and fifty men . . 129.34 lbs. 

 " height " " " " . . 5.48 ft. 



" size of chest " " " . . 33.33 in. 



EXTBEMES. 



Weight 95 and 166 lbs. 



Height 5 and 5.8 ft. 



Chest 25 and 38 in. 



One woman of average size measured 



Weight 87.5 lbs. 



Height 5 ft. 



Chest 29 in. 



The tallest man was a native of Shanghae ; the others were strong 

 active men, from the province of Quangtung, who had spent a few 

 years in the mines of California. These were all adults, except two 

 boys, whose measurements were : 



Weight 134 and 98.5 lbs. 



Height 5.48 and 5.5 ft. 



Chest 34 and 32 in. 



