380 PUFFINID^. 



Bosphorus, Mar. 9 {Robson). Tweeddale Coll. 



Bosphorus, Mar. 18. Sharpe Coll. 



Bospliorus ( W. Pearce). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Vourla Bay, Nov. 16 (C. G. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Danfurd). 



Smyrna Bay,Nov. 18 (C.G.I).). Seebohm Coll. 



Foot of Mount Carmel. Canon Tristram [C.]. 



Damietta, Egypt [Filijjponi). Shelley Coll. 



Egypt. Purchased. 



Croatia. Prof. Brusina [P.]. 



Corsica. J. Whitehead, Esq. 



[P.]. 



Algiers, Feb. 24. Shelley Coll. 



Oran, Mar. 6. Shelley Coll. 



Torbav, Devonshire, Aug. 1875 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 (J. K Ilcirtinc/}. 



y. Ad. ? sk. Plymouth Sound, Devonshire, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1875 {J. Gould), 



z, a . Ad. sk. [Mediterranean.] Purchased. 



10. Puffinus opisthomelas. 



Puffinus opisthomelas, Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1864, pp. 139, 144 ; id. 

 Check-l. N. Am. Birds, p. 128 (1882) ; id. Key N. Am. Birds, p. 331 

 (18721, ed. 2, p. 786 (1884) ; Elliot, Birds N. Am. i. Introd. (1868). 



Puffinus gavia, Ridgic. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. iii. pp. 12, 230 (1880) ; 

 id. Man. N. Am. Birds, p. 60 (1887) ; Baird, Brew. ^- Ridgiv. 

 Water-Birds N. Am. ii. p. 389 (1884) ; A. 0. U. Check-l. N. Am. 

 Birds, p. 101 (1886) ; W. E. Bryant, Pr. Cal. Ac. Sc. (2) ii. p. 87 

 (1890) ; Loomis, Pr. Cal. Ac. Sc. ser. 2, v. p. 216 (1895). 



Upper surface, wings, and tail sooty-black (as in P. obscurus) ; 

 sides of the head dark far below the eye, and with no definite line 

 of demarcation between the dark colour and the white of the under 

 surface, the former becoming gradually greyer and more mingled 

 with white ; no white on either eyelid, and no light superciliary 

 line ; under wing-coverts white, bend of the wing mottled with the 

 colour of the back ; axillaries blackish towards their ends ; flanks 

 sooty-black ; under tail-coverts black : nasal tubes and culmen 

 blackish ; sides of the bill yellowish or reddish brown, the unguis 

 light bluish white ; inner surface and part of the outer of the tarsus, 

 middle and inner toes, and webs light yellowish flesh-colour, rest of 

 the tarsus and toes brownish black. Total length of wing 9 inches, 

 tail 3-75 ; bill, culmen 1-4, from gape 2 ; tarsus 1-8, middle toe and 

 claw 2-1. 



Hab. Coast of California, Cape San Lucas. 



There are no specimens of this species in the Collection. The 

 above description is compiled from that of Dr. Coues. 



11. Puffinus auricularis. 



Puffinus auricularis, Towns. Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiii. p. 133 (1890). 

 Similar to P. opistliomelas in general appearance. Bill and feet 



