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Heteroprion desolatus mattingleyi, Mathews.- A specimen in the 

 Britisli Museum, liom South-West Austraha, and tour in the W.A. 

 Museum (three from Cottesloe and one from North Beach), belong 

 to this or some other sub-species of H. desolatus. 



Diomedea exulans chlonoptera, Salvin (D. exutans, Linne). — An 

 All)atross obtained at h'remantle in 1887, with a label on its neck 

 showing tiiat it had come from the Crozets (see Campbell, " Nests 

 and Eggs," p. 921, and, for a fuller account. Lady Broome, "Colonial 

 Memories," p. ii2\ has hecn attributed to this species, but I do not 

 know on what evidence. 



Nealbatrus chlororhynchus carteri, Rothscliild (I), rlilororliynichus, 

 Gmclin, and D. carteri, Rothschild). — Several specimens in \\'..\. 

 Museum ; a regular visitor to the coast in winter. 



In the above list I consider that Daption capense and Diomedea 

 exulans require confirmation. The following birds have also 

 been included in one or more lists apparently with even less clairn. 

 The lists referred to are : — (i) " List of Birds Found in Western 

 Australia," B. H. Woodward. Western Australian Year-Book, 

 1898-9, p. 187 : (2) " Kev to the Birds of Australia," R. Hall, 

 1906 ; (3) " Official Check-list of the Birds of Australia," R.A.O.U., 

 1912 : — 



Oceanites oceanicus exasperatus, ^lathews (O. oceanica, Kuhl). — 



Garrodia nereis nereis, Gould (G. nereis, Gould;. — r, 2, 3. 

 Fregetta tropica melanogaster, Gould (F. melanogaster, Gould). — 



Fregettornis grallarius, Vieillot (F. grallaria, Vieillot). — i, 2, 3. 



Neonectris tenuirostris, Temminck (PuffDiiis hrevicaudus, Govdd\ 

 — I , -^ . 



Priofinus cinereus, Gmelin. — 2, 3. 



Priocella antar.:tica, Stephens (P. glacialoides, SmithV — 2, 3. 



Pterodroma melanopus, Gmelin -Cftstrelata solandri, Cxould). — i, 2. 



Cookilaria cookii leucoptera, Gould (CE. leucoptera, Gould) — i, 2. 



Halobaena coerulea, CxmeHn. — i, 2, 3. 



Thalassarclie melanophrys impavida, Matliews {Diomedea melano- 

 plirvs, Temminck , — i, 2, 3. 



Diomedella cauta cauta, Gould 'D. caiita, Gould;. — i, 2, 3. 



Thalassogeron chrysostoma culminatus, Gould (D. culiuiuala, Gould\ 



T, 2, 3. 



Phcebetria fusca canipbelli, .Mathews (P. fuligiiiosa , (imelin). — i, 2, 3. 



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