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7. OCEAXITES OCEANICUS (Klllll). 



Wilson's Petrel, together with Cymodroma grallaria, was 

 observed in some numbers in the vicinity of the island. One 

 specimen was obtained, but another which had been shot was 

 carried off by a Skua ere it could be retrieved. Although 

 this species has a remarkably wide range and occurs in the 

 Atlantic as far north as the European and North -American 

 coasts, it has not yet been recorded for Tristan da Cunha, 

 and did not come under the notice of, or was not identified 

 by, 31 r. Comer at Gough Island. 



8. Cymodroma grallaria (Vieillot). 



This species was observed off the island along with 

 Wilson's Petrel, and was the more numerous of the two. 

 Several examples were obtained and are in the collection. 



Though widely distributed in the southern oceans, it does 

 not seem to have been hitherto observed at the Tristan da 

 Cunha group or at Gough Island. 



9. PuFFINUS ASSIMILIS Gould. 



The collection contains a pair of these birds which Dr. 

 Pirie captured in a deep nesting-hole on the steep grass- 

 covered bank flanking the side of the ravine, his attention 

 being drawn to them by their loud croakings. Similar 

 burrows were extremely numerous, in fact the bank was 

 honeycombed with them ; and numbers of the birds were 

 seen off the island. Basal half of the bill pale blue, distal 

 part and nasal tubes black. Front of tarsus and toes 

 greyish blue, posterior portion of tarsus and sides of toes 

 black, webs yellowish. 



This species does not appear to have been previously 

 recorded from Gough Island, or from any of the islands of 

 the Tristan group or their neighbourhood. 



10. Priofinus cinereus (Gmelin). 



There are three specimens of this bird in the collection, 

 all of which have the feathers of the back, upper tail-coverts, 

 and wing-coverts edged with paler grey than the rest of their 

 exposed portions. In life the maxilla is dull pea-green, 



ser. viir. — vol. v. T 



