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land; .Mr. J. W. Melloi, Lockley. Fulham, South Australia; Mr. 

 W. 13. Alexander. M.A., Cottesloc, Western Australia ; Mr. W. L. 

 May, Sandford, Tasmania ; Mr. W. R. B. Oliver, H.M. Customs, 

 Auckland, New Zealand ; Mr G. F. Hill. F.G.S., Darwin, Northern 

 Territory. 



Members of Council : — Victoria, Col. C. S. Ryan, Messrs. A. H. E. 

 Mattingley and A. C. Stone; New South Wales, Dr. J. Burton 

 Cleland and Mr. A. F. Basset Hull ; Queensland, Mr. C. A. 

 Barnard ; South Australia, Dr. A. M. Morgan ; Western Australia, 

 Mr. A. E. Le Souef ; Tasmania, Col. W. V. Legge, Col. Mem. 

 B.O.U. 



Description of two New Petrels. 

 By a. F. Basset Hull, R.A.O.U. 



(Published in " Bulletin No. 5 " of the R..4.0 U., 21/12/15.) 



The birds here described were taken during a visit to Murramu- 

 rang Island (otherwise known as Brush Island), south of Ulladulla, 

 New South Wales. Cinathisma cyaneoleiica occurred in consider- 

 able numbers, two separate flocks being encountered on the open 

 sea, and five specimens (three male and two female) were secured. 

 This bird has a remarkable short fluttering flight, quite unlike that 

 of any other members of the PuffinidcB common to the New South 

 Wales coast. Neonedris tenuirostris grantianus was found dead on 

 the beach at Ulladulla and on Brush Island in large numbers. 

 Most examples were decomposed, but identifiable by the short 

 tail. Two dead, but perfectly fresh, specimens were secured (one 

 at each locality), and proved to be male and female. I associate 

 this sub-species with Messrs. Robert and Henry Grant, the 

 taxidermists to the Australian Museum, both of whom have 

 frequently accompanied me on my island trips, and prepared the 

 skins of all specimens taken. 



Cinathisma, gen. nov. 



Differs from Puffimts in the stronger bill, shorter in proportion 

 to length of bird ; shorter wing, tail square (not rounded) ; 

 rectrices, 9. 



Cinathisma cyaneoleuca, sp. nov. 



Whole upper surface and flanks dark slaty-blue, feathers of 

 flanks, wing and tail coverts margined with white, the lesser wing 

 coverts more distinctly margined ; under surface white ; sides of 

 neck dark slaty-blue, in some specimens extending more than 

 half-way across the throat, gradually merging into the white. 

 Total length, 13 to 13^ inches ; wing, 8 inches ; tail, 3 inches ; 

 culmen, i^ inches ; tarsus, i^ inches ; middle toe and claw, 2 

 inches ; inner toe, i| inches. 



Coloration of soft parts : — Iris hazel ; bill, upper mandible lead 



