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POITINIDJ;. 



Family II. PUFFINIDiE. 



Kexj to the Subfamilies. 

 a Sides of the palate without la>nell.:. I. PUFFIN m^,V.^^^. 

 h. Sides of the palate ^vith more or less ^^^^^jjj^^- p. 422. 



distinctly developed lamelte ^- ^ "-'^^ ^ 



Subfamily I. PUFFININ.E. 



Key to the Genera. 



a Tarsi distinctly compressed, anterior edge sharp 

 a' Nasal tube low; both nostrils v|siWe from 



above, directed forwards and slightly np ^ ^^^^^^^^^^_2>m. 



wards ; rectrices 12 '■' \'-' V ' ' 



h' Nasal tubes higher; nostrils united into a 



single opening directed forwards. 



''"a'^'Bin stouter; nasal tube comparatively ^^ -pj^^^^,^^^,^ 390. 

 r'. iS'Veake;; nasal -tube comparatively ^ ^^^^^^^Jl^^^' 



long • ■ • 4 Peiocella, p. o93. 



h". Rectrices 14 • • • • ; • ' , 



h Tarsi not compressed, more rounded on the 

 anterior edge ; rectrices 12. 

 c' Tail moderate, rounded. 



c' Bill long, stout, more or ess yellow; 

 ■ I nguis large ; nasal tube almost united 



Xi sin^e opening dii-ected forwards ; ^^^^^^^J^' '''■ 



claw of hallux smaU •. ■ • 



d" Bill shorter, stout, black ; unguis large; 



nasal opening directed slightly upwards, ^^^^^^J^' 



claw of hallux small • • • v ' " V ' i '; 'v, ' 

 e". Bill slendei-^ black; T,^^,, uY,,,o'e ^^ ' 7. Pagodboma, 

 unguis slender ; claw ot hallux laige . 

 d' Tail long, cuneate ; nasal tubes fleshy at the LP 



'• end,openingsseparateanddirectedforwards ^ j^^^^^.^^^, p. ^.Q. 

 and upwards 



1. PUFFINUS. Type. 



Pnffinus, 5r/.son, Orn. vi p. 131 (1760); Cone^^, 



NeWs: W/f 5-Vr. p. 144 (1820) ; Cones, Pr.Ac. 



Phil 1864, p. 123. . ^,^„ 



Thyellas, Gloger, in Froriep's Notizen, xvi. p. -/« 



(1827) ; Salv. Ibis, 1888, p. 353. 



PAj7. 1864, P; 1^2-^ • • • V ■ 7. „ iQ nR421. P. anglorum. 



Cymotomu8,M«c^i«./^f';^;Sf^-f;P-\;!,^«'^-'- ^ ^ 

 Ardenna, iiefc/i. ^r. Syst. Is at. p. iv (18o2). 



