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SULID/^. FREGATID^. 



Sula sula {Linn.). 



Sula fusca, Macgillivray, Voy. 'Rattlesnake,^ ii. p. 359 (1852). 



Sula fiber, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 507 (1865) ; Walker, Ibis, 



1392, p. 257. 

 Dysporus sula, FinscJi ^ Hartl. Fauna Central-Polyn. p. 260, tab. iii. fig. 6 



(1867); Oates, Birds Brit. Biirm. ii. p. 229 (188.3). 

 Sula leucogastev, Leqge, Birds Ceylon, p. 1177 (1880) ; Baird, Breiver ^• 



Ridgw. Water-Birds N. Am. ii. p. 178 (1884) ; North, Nests Sr Eggs 



Aiistr. Birds, p. 364 (1889); Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 212 



(1890) ; Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 294. 

 Sula sula, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 436 (1898) ; SJiarj^e. Hand-l. 



i. p. 237 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 236 (1899) ; von 



Ihering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 237 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests ^ 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 988 (1901). 



The eggs of the Brown Boobj' measure from 2-3 to 2*6 in length, 

 and from 1"55 to 1'76 in breadth. 



2. Ena, New Britain, 15th June. 



1. North Australia (J. Macgillivray). 



1. Bramble Cay, N. Austraha, 16th 



Dec. (J. M.). 

 1. Raine Island, N. Australia. 

 1. Kaine Island, 28th Aug. 

 1. Eaine Island, 30th Aug. 



1. West Coast of Australia. 



2. Bird Island, Australia. 



4. Adele Island, N.W. Australia, 



2nd May (J. Walker). 

 1. Torres Straits (J. Macgillivray : 



Tristram Coll.). 



1. Heron Island, New Caledonia {E. 



L. Layard : Tristram Coll.). 

 4. Chesterfield Island, New Caledonia 

 {E. L. L. : Tristram Coll.). 



2. Canton Island, Phcenix Group, 



Pacific Ocean, 1st .hdy iJ. J. 



Lister). 

 2. Sulphur Island, Bonin Group, 



.lapan (P. A. Hoist). 

 1. Ascension Island, 8tl) April. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' 



Voy. H.M.S. 'Rattlesnake.' 



J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P.]. 



Goidd Coll. 



Gould Coll. 



Old Collection. 



Ciould Coll. 



The Admiralty [P.]. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Crowley Bequest. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Surgeon Comry, R.N. [P.]. 



Family FREGATID^E. 



The eggs of the Frigate-birds are either of an elliptical or of a 

 very blunt oval form. They are white, without any gloss, and of 

 a rather rough and chalky texture. 



Genus FEEGATA, Briss. 



Fregata aquila (Linn.). 



Fregata aquila, Thieyx. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xciii. fig. 10 (1845-54) ; 

 Taylor, Ibis, 1859, p. 154 ; Sahin, Ibis, 1864, p. 374 ; Scl. ^- Salv. 

 Zool. 'Challenger' Erped. ii. pt. viii. p. 117 (1880); Scl. torn. cit. 



