404 



PUFFINID^. 



black. Total length about 14 inches, wing 11 ; tail, central 

 rectrices 4-5, lateral rectrices 3-5 ; bill 1-5, tarsus 1-4, middle and 

 outer toes 1-9, inner toe 1-55. 



Sexes alike. 



Some specimens are much grej^er than others, both on the back, 

 lesser wing-coverts, face, and under surface, including the under 

 tail-coverts. Both forms are found in Jamaica, apparently living 

 together. 



Hah. Jamaica. 



a. Ad. sk. Jamaica (/. Hill). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



b. Ad. St. Jamaica. J. Taylor, Esq. [P.]. 



c. (S ad. sk. Cinchona Plantations, Jamaica, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Nov. 17, 1879 {E. Newtoti). 



6. (Estrelata rostrata. 



Procellaria rostrata, Peak, U.S. E.vpl. Exp. viii. pp. 296, 338, pi. 82 

 (1848) ; Cass. U.S. E.vpl. E.vp. p. 412, pi. 41 (1858) ; Moseley, 

 Notes Nat. 'ChalL' p. 521 (1879). 



Rhantistes rostrata, JBj). Compt. Rend. xHi. p. 768 (1856). 



j4].strelata rostrata, Bp. Consp. Av. ii. p. 189 (1855) ; Coues, Pr. Ac. 

 Phil. 1866, pp. 144, 170 ; Gigl. ^ Salvad. Ibis, 1869, p. 66 ; Layard, 

 Ibis, 1877, p. 363, 1882, p. 544 ; E. L. ^- L. C. Layard, Ibis, 1878, 

 p. 264 _; Pidgiv. Man. N. Am. Birds, p. 64 (1887). 



Procellaria (Estrelata) rostrata, Gray, Cat. Birds Trop. Is. Pac. p. 56 

 (1859). 



" Entire upper parts pure deep blackish brown, including the 

 under surface of the wings and tail-feathers ; everywhere of a 

 nearly uniform tint, but a little darkest on the outer webs and tips 

 of the primaries, and somewhat lighter on the inner webs, espe- 

 cially towards their bases. This colour of the upper parts extends 

 round the sides of the head, neck, and breast ; but becomes on the 

 chin, throat, and breast a little paler ; and includes the sides under 

 the wings, and crissum. Rest of the underparts, including the 

 under tail-coverts, pure white ; the latter, however, have a few 

 isolated browui-sh streaks ; the line of demarcation between the dark 

 and light colours on the breast is not very trenchant. The bill is 

 black. The tarsi are pale yellow ; probably flesh-coloured in life. 

 A small space on the lower part of their external aspect, and the 

 whole toes and webs (except a small yellow spot on the inner web 



near its base) are black Length about 14 inches, 'extent 



39-5' (Peale) ; wing 11; tail 4-75. Bill along chord of culmen 

 1*37 ; height or width at base 0'66 ; nasal tubes 0"25 ; from 

 feathers on side of lower mandible to its tip, 1"2. Tarsus 1"75 ; 

 middle toe and claw 2-25, outer toe and claw 2-12, inner toe and 

 claw 1"8, hallux 0-25. From apex of longest secondary to tip of 

 longest primary in the closed wing, 3'25." (Cones in Pr. Ac. Phil. 

 1866, p. 145.) 



Hab. Central Pacific Ocean : Tahiti. 



The above description is that of Dr. Coues, who took it from 

 Peale's types in the United States National Museum. There are 



