PROCELLARIIDjE. 351 



South-west African example of this species, and am therefore 

 unable to confirm Mr. Andersson's identification of it. — Ed.] 



403. Procellaria pelagica, Linn. Stormy Petrel. 



Thalassidroma pelagica, Gould's Birds of Europe, pi. 447. fig. 2. 

 Procellaria pelagica, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 10851. 



This Petrel is occasionally seen rather numerously at 

 Walwich Bay, and is quite common off the rest of the 

 south-west coast of Africa. 



[This species is included in Mr. Andersson's MS. list of 

 birds which he had sent to England for identification, and the 

 specific names of which he had thus accurately ascertained ; but 

 I did not find any specimens of it in his collection. — Ed.] 



404. Procellaria oceanica, Kuhl. Wilson's Petrel. 



Thalassidroma Wilsmiii, Gould's Birds of Australia, vol. vii. pi. 6o. 



Thalassidroma Wilsoni, Layard's Cat. No. 665. 



Oceanites oceanicus, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 10860. 



This bird is not unfrequently met with off the south- 

 west coast of Africa, as well as in many of the bays 

 and inlets. I have occasionally seen it very abundant 

 about the fisheries at Walwich Bay and Sandwich 

 Harbour, where these birds would approach within a 

 few feet of the fishermen, eagerly picking up the smaller 

 particles of refuse thrown away by them whilst clean- 

 ing their fish on the shore. 



This species is distinguished from the preceding one 

 by its greater size, and by the yellowish spot on the 

 webs between the toes. 



