558 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



Capt. Bollons stated that the species commenced to breed 

 in the middle of November, and during Lord Ranfurly's 

 visit on the 10th of January eggs were found in an advanced 

 state of incubation." 



The British Museum has recently received an immature 

 example of this species procured on Campbell Island, 

 20th October, by Commander R. F. Ayscough, R.N., 

 H.M.S. ' Ringdove/ 



30. DlOMEDEA MELANOPHRYS Boie. 



Diomedea melanophrys Filhol, Mem. Ac. France, Pass. 

 Venus, Miss, de File Campbell, iii. pt. ii. p. 51 (1885) ; 

 Buller, B. New Zeal. ii. p. 198 (1888); Salvin, Cat. B. 

 Brit. Mus. xxv. p. 447 (1896). 



Captain Hutton writes : — " The Black-browed Albatros is 

 very abundant on Campbell Island, where, according to 

 Capt. Bollons, it commences to breed in the second week 

 of September. The young appear to resemble the old birds." 



31. DlOMEDEA BULLERI Roths. 



Diomedea bulleri Salvin, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxv. p. 448 

 (1896). 



According to Capt. F. W. Hutton, this species, which he 

 alludes to as Thalassogeron culminatus (Gould), breeds on 

 the Snares, the nesting-season commencing at the latter end 

 of January. It is a common bird in the New Zealand seas. 

 In the young the plumage of the whole head and neck is 

 brown. 



32. Diomedea cauta Gould. 



Thalassogeron cautus Salvin, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxv. 

 p. 449 (1896). 



Thalassogeron layardi Salvin, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxv. 

 p. 450 (1896). 



Captain Hutton remarks : — " The Shy Albatros nests on 

 the Bounty Islands, the breeding-season commencing, ac- 

 cording to Capt. Bollons, at the latter end of August. 



" In the young the sides of the head and neck are grey 

 (we saw very few with pure white head and neck) ; the 

 latericom of the bill is bluish-yellow, not dirty yellow as in 



