1. DTOMEDEA. 



44» 



Cape Seas. 



Cape Seas. 

 Cape Seas. 

 At sea, South Pacific Ocean, 



Nov. 11, 1875. 

 Valparaiso. 

 [Soutli Seas.] 



E. M. Laugworthy, 



Esq. [P.]. 



Capt.R.T.HarryCP.]. 



Old Collection. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Chal- 

 lenger.' 



Capt. Brett [P.]. 



Old Collection. 



i. Imm. sk. 



j. Ad. st. 

 k. Imm. st. 

 I. d juv. sk, 



m. Ad. sk. 

 n. Ad.; o. Imm.s 

 p. Skeleton. 

 g-s. Skeletons. 

 t-v. Skulls. 



2. Diomedea regia. 



Diomedea exulans, duller, Birch N. Zeal. ed. 2, ii. p. 189 (partim) ; 



id. Tr. N. Zeal. Inst. xxii. p. 340 (1890) ; Reischek, Tr. N. Zed. 



Inst. xxi. p. 126 (1889). 

 Diomedea regia, Btdler, Trans. N. Zeal. Inst, xxiii. p. 230 (1891) ; 



id. op. cit. xxiv. p. C8 (1892) ; id. op. cit. xxv. p. 76 (1893) ; id. op, 



cit. xxvii. p. 120 (1895). 



Adult. Similar to D. e.vidans, but with the upper back destitute of 

 fine transverse dark lines, the scapulars alone being mottled irregu- 

 larly with dark grey ; lesser wing-coverts mottled with grey ; tail 

 pure white, without subterminal marks ; primaries dark beneath, 

 without white on the inner webs on the exposed portion. Total 

 length about 48 inches, wing25'o, tail 8-2, bill from gape 6-8, from 

 culmeu 6*6, tarsus 4"8, middle and outer toes 6'1, inner toe 5"5. 



Young described as white, from the downy nestling. 



Bab. New Zealand Seas. 

 a, b. Ad. sk. 



c. Ad. sk. 



Enderby I., Auckland Is., 



Nov. 30, 1840. 

 New Zealand, April 24, 1894. 



Dr. II. McCormick [P.]. 

 — SutcUffe, Esq. [P.]. 



3. Diomedea chionoptera. 



Diomedea exulans, Reich. Si/st. Av., Natatores, pi. 26. fig. 344?; 

 Coxies 4" Kidder, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus. no. 2, p. 19 (1875) ; Kidder, 

 Bull. U.S. Nat. J/i«. no. 3, p. 11 (1876) ; Cab. S,- Reich. J.f. Orn. 

 1876, p. 328 ; Salv. P. Z. S. 1878, p. 740 ; id. Voy. 'Chall.\ Zool. ii. 

 pt. viii. p. 147 (1881). 



Achdt male. Similar to D. e.vidans, but like D. regia destitute of 

 fine transverse lines on the upper surface, the scapulars even being 

 almost pure white ; lesser wing-coverts along the edge of the wing 

 and the proximal middle coverts nearly pure white, the upper 

 surface of the wing being much whiter than in either of the allied 

 forms ; primaries beneath with the white of the base extending ou 

 the inner web far beyond the margin of the concealed portion. 

 Total length about 48 inches, wing from carpal joint 25-5, tail 8"3, 

 bill from gape 7'3, from base of culmen 6"6, tarsus 5, middle and 

 outer toes 6*7, inner too 6. (Kerguclen Land, Jan. 1874.) 



Hah. Southern Indian Ocean. 



a. Yix ad. sk. South Atlantic Ocean, lat. 34° 



S., long. 4° 29' E. 



b. Ad. sk. Marion L, Dec. 1873. 



c. cJ ad. sk. Kerguelen Land. 



d. (S ad. sk. Iverguelen Land, Jan. 1874. 



Earl of Crawford and 

 Balcarres [P.]. 



Voy. II.M.S. ♦ Chal- 

 lenger.' 



Antarctic Exped. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Chal- 

 lenMr.' 



