1. FREGATA. 



449 



be seen Miat the colours of the above parts are just the reverse of 

 tliose of the adult female, the white parts being dark and vice versa ; 

 rest of the plumage much like that of the adult female. Iris black ; 

 bill and feet whitish with a shade of blue. 



Culmen. Wing. Tail, 



in. in. in. 



(^ ad. Madagascar 3'1 



J imm. Luzon 3-1 20 5 12'2 



C? ad. Palawan 3'3 



cf ad. Ceram 3-5 19'2 120 



c? ad. Admiralty Is 3-.5 20 9 12-7 



c^" ad. N.W.Australia 35 21-0 130 



cJ ad. Cape York 33 19-8 12 9 



cJ ad. Raine 1 23 20 6 110 



cJ ad. Brampton Shoals 35 202 133 



tS Ad. Fiji 3-2 20fi 11 2 ia moult. 



cJ ad. Windward Is 3".5 imperfect ITS 



2 ad. Mauritius 32 201 120 



9 ad. Farquharl 32 2()-6 130 



2 imm. Labuan 3-3 202 11-2 



2 imm. Labuan 3-3 200 10-.5 (worn). 



2 $ ad. Labuan 3-5 



9 imm. Amov 3-3 20-3 12-0 



9 imm. Hakodadi 3-2 202 12-3 



9 ad. New Guinea 3-4 201 11-3 



2 ad. Torres Straits 3'5 



2 ad. WoodyWallisI 3'5 204 122 



2 ad. Eainel 36 208 135 



2 ad. Eainel 34 207 126 



2 juv. Eainel 3"5 f-grown. 



Hab. Tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging 

 west to Madagascar and east to the Society Islands. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Mauritius (Capt. Beivsher). Shelley Coll, 



b. 2 ^d. sk. Farquhar I., Aug. \G. Stevens). Howard Saunders, 



Esq. [P.]. 

 c,d. Imm.sk. Labuan, Borneo. Governor Ussher [P.]. 



e. 2 imm. sk. Amor, Cliiua, July 17 {R. S.). Seebohm Coll. 



f. Imm. sk. Hakodadi, Japan, Oct. Capt.T. Blakiston [P.]. 

 a. (5 imm. sk. Cape Engaiio, N.E. Luzon, J. Whitehead, Esq. 



May 3L [C.]. 



h. (J ad. sk. Ceram. A. R. Wallace, Esq, 



[C.]. 



i. (S ad. sk. Admiralty Islands. ' Challenger ' Exped. 



k. Imm. sk. New Britain. Rev. G. Brown [C.]. 



/. 2 ad.sk. Port Moresbv.S.E. New Guinea. A. Goldie, Esq. [C.J. 



vt. 2 ad. sk. Woody Wallis I., Torres Str. Earl of Derby [P.]. 



71. tS ad. sk. Port Essington, N. Australia. Capt. W. Chambers, 



R.N. [P.]. 



o. S ad. sk. Cape York, N.E. Australia. Gould Coll. 



p-t. (5 2 ad., Raine I., N.E. Australia. ' Challenger ' Exped. 



juv. et pull. sk. 



V. (S ad. sk. Brampton Shoals {Lieut. Seebohm Coll. 



Richards). 



V. S ad. sk. Ovalau, Fiji Is., Feb. lo Tweeddale Coll. 



{E. L. Layard). 



w. cJ ad. sk. Huaheine, Windward Is. Old Coll. 



a-. Skeleton. Old Coll. 



y-a'. Sterna. Raine I., N.E. Australia. 'Challenger ' Exped. 



VOL. XXVI, 2 6 



