1. PUFFIN03. 389 



lus. X. p. 125 (1887); id. op. cit. xiv. p. 490 (1891) ; id. Bull. 

 J.S. Nat. Mus. no. 29, pp. 96, 316 (1885) ; Sav. Ibis, 185=8, p. 356 ; 



Mus. 



U.S. JSat. Mus. no. -^y, pp. 



Buller, Bird.'< N. Zeal. ed. 2, ii.' p. 230 (1888) ; Seek Bird.s Jap. Emp. 



p. 267 (1890); Wiylesworth, Abh. k. Zool. Mus. Dresden, \m->, 



no. G, p. 80 ; Tacz. Mhn. Ac. Imp. St. Pet'irsb. xxxix. p. 1066 



(1893j ; Hutton, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 749. 

 Nectris tenuirostris, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 202 (1856) ; Sivinh. Ibis, 



1863, p. 330; Coues, Pr. Ac. Phil. 1864, pp. 126, 143 ; Ball, Trans. 



Chic. Ac. Sc. i. ]). 303 (1869) ; Baird, Trans. Chic. Ac. Sc. i. p. 322, 



pi. 34. fig. 2 (1869). 

 Nectris brevicauda, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 201 (1856) ; Coues, Pr. Ac. 



Phil. 1864, pp. 127, 143; Gould, Ilandb. B. Austr. ii. p. 459 



(1865). 

 Puffinus curilicus, Bp. Conipt. Rend. xlii. p. 769 (1856). 

 Priofinus brevicaudus, Bp. Compt. Rend. .xlii. p. 769 (1856). 

 Procellaria curilica, Kittl. Denkwiird. i. p. 296 (1858). 

 Puffinus obscurus et P. brevicaudis, R. Elwes, Ibis, 1859, p. 397. 

 Puffinus brevicaudatus, Finsch, J.f. Orn. 1870, p. 371. 

 Priocella tenuirostris, Kelson, Cruise ' Corivin,' p. 152 (1883). 



Aihdt female. Sooty-brown, the feathers of the back very indi- 

 stinctly edged with a lighter shade ; under surface paler and greyer, 

 lighter on the throat and breast, darker on the flanks and under 

 tail-coverts ; under wiiig-coverts paler grey : bill fleshy horn-colour ; 

 tarsi and toes yellowish, outwardly darker, Total length about 

 13 inches, wing 10'4; tail, central rectrices 9'2, lateral rcctrices 2'8; 

 bill I'S, tarsus 2-05, naiddle and outer toes 2-3, inner toe 1-9. 



Hah. Australian and Xew Zealand Seas, northwards to the seas 

 of Japan and Alaska, and eastwards to Samoa. 



a. Ad. St. Japan Seas. Purchased. 



b. 9 ad.sk. Nagasaki, Japan, May 1876 Saunders Coll. 



(Capt.St. John). 



c. (S ad. sk. Peel I., Brmin Is., Mav 15, Seebohm Coll. 



1890 (P. A. Hoist).' 



d. Ad. sk. Port Stephens, Australia. Australian Mu.seum. 



e. Ad. St. Port Stephens. Australian Museum. 

 f-h. Ad. sk. Australian Seas (Cockerell). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 i. Ad. sk. S. Australia (/. Gould). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 J. Ad. sk. Tcismania. Sir E. Home fP.]. 



A. Ad. sk. New Zealand . R. B.Sharpe,Esq.rp.]. 



/. Ad. sk. New Zealand. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



m 2 '"^d. sk. [Australian Seas.] Eev. J. Whitmee [P.]. 



n. Ad. St. Purchased ? 



o. Skeleton. Japan. Purchased. 



p. Skull. 



q. Odd bones. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



20. PafBnus nativitatis. 



Puffinus (Nectris) nativitatis. Streets, Bull. U.S. Xat. Mus. no. 7, 



p. 29 (1877). 

 Puffinus nativitatis, Ridqtv. Man. N. Am. Bird^, p. 62 (1887) ; Lister, 



P. Z. S. 1891, pp. 295, 300; Wiglesicorth, Abh. k. Zool. Mus. 



Dresden, 1892, no. 6, p. 81. 



Adult male. Similar to P. tenuirostris but smaller, richer brown. 



