92 



l - -CYMODROMA.- Basal phalanx of middle toe much flattened,, 

 equal to or longer than remaining joints and claw. 



667. C* HU'Iaiiouaistcr. Gld. (Procellaria melanogaster, Sch.; Thalassi- 



droma melanogaster, Gld.), Black-bellied Storm-Petrel. 



Middle of abdomen sooty-black ; flanks ami upper tail coverts 

 w lute. 



Total length, 8 in. ; bill, 0*9 in. ; wing, 7 in. ; tail, 3*2 in. 

 Bab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



668. i', urallaria. Vieill. (Procellaria grallaria, \'ieill ; Thalassidroma 



leucogaster, Gld.), White-bellied Storm-Petrel. 



Black and white : rump and inner under wing coverts white : 

 abdomen wholly white. 



Total length, 7'4 in. ; bill, - S in. ; wing, 6*5 in. ; tail, 2*9 in. 

 Hah. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



T AMI LY— PUFFIN ID. E. 



Nostrils united exteriorly or nearly so above culmen ; first primary the 

 longest, or not shorter than the second. 



Sub-family — PuFFlNlN.fi. 



Sides of the palate without lamella). 



GENUS— PUFFINUS. — Tarsi distinct, compressed, and edge sharp. N 



tube low, both nostrils visible from above, directed forwards and 

 slightly upwards Rectrices twelve. 



669. I*. 4'liloroi'llVlK'llllS, Less. (P. sphenurus, Gld.;, Wedge-tailed 



Petrel. 



Tail long, cuneate ; entire plumage sooty-brown. 



Total length, 17 in. ; wing, lib' in. ; tail, centre rectrices 5 in., 

 lateral rectrices .">.■> in. ; tarsus, 1*8 in. 

 Hah. : :;. 4. 5, 6, 9. 



670. P. leucomelas* Temm., White-fronted Petrel. 



Tail long, cuneate; under surface white; feathers of head, sides 

 of neck, and upper plumage generally sooty, edged conspicuously 

 with white. 



11,,!.. : 1. 2. 



671. P. assilllilis, Gld. (P. nugax, Solander), Allied Petrel. 



Tail rounded ; under Burface white. 



Total length, 10*5 in. ; wing, 74 in. ; tail, central rectrix 2*7 in. 

 lateral rectrix 2*6 in. ; bill, 1 4 in. 

 Hab. : .S, 4, 5, 6, !>. 



672. I*. eanielpeS, Gld., Fleshy-footed Petrel. 



Tad rounded; plumage generally sooty; bill and feet t! 

 colour. 



Total length, 19 in. ; wing, 12*5 in. ; tail, central rectrix 

 4-:; in., lateral rectrix 3*7 in. ; tarsus, 2-2.") in. 



Hah. : 9. 



ti7.'i. I*, prisms. Lath., Sombre Petrel. 



Similar to l\ carneipes, Gld. ; plumage generally sooty; under 



u n • ashy-white, with dark shafts' bill dark. 



j, 12*6 iii. and upwards j central rectrices, 3*5 in. J lateral 



recti ices, 2*7 in. 



Hah. : Australian 



I*. i:a*.ia, Forster, Forster PetreL 



Tail rounded ; under surface and under tail coverts pure white ; 

 axillai 



tal length, about 12 in. i wing, 8 in. ; central rectrices, 24 In.; 

 lateral n 3 in. j bill, 1*9 in ; tarsus, 1*7 in. ; middle toe, 



1 s iii. ; Inner toe, l •."» in. 

 Hal'. : Australian m 



