214 Hull, Avifauna of New South Wales Islands. [,sf April 



It also affords me much pleasure to present the readers of this 

 journal with a remarkable photograph of an Albatross rising from 

 the water inside Port Jackson, near the pile light off Watson's 

 Bay. This striking picture was taken by Mr. J. Degotardi, the 

 photographer to the Public Works Department, in the summer 

 of 1912. Visits of these noble birds to Port Jackson are by no 

 means uncommon, and I have seen several when journeying from 

 Sydney to Manly. It is possible that some records of Gabianus 

 pacificns as visitors to the port are the result of a mistaken 

 identification of Diomedea melanophrys. I have travelled daily 

 from Manly to Sydney for a number of years, but have never seen 

 the Pacific Gull on the waters of Port Jackson, nor have I met 

 with it during any of my numerous trips to the harbours and 

 islands of our coast from Montague Island to Coff's Harbour. 



A Summary of Sea Birds Noted on the Coast Between 

 Broken Bay and Botany Bay, N.S.W. 



Eudyptula minor. — Seen occasionally in singles. Were found 

 breeding on the mainland at Narrabeen, a little north of Manly, their 

 burrows situated under a fisherman's hut. This little rookery was 

 composed of half a dozen adult birds. It is a strange fact 

 that during the breeding season this hut was occupied^ by the 

 fisherman. 



Pelagodroma marina. — These were noted in fair numbers towards 

 evening, making north, possibly to Broughton Island, where they 

 have a very large rookery. These migrations north were noted 

 during October, January, and February ; other times of the year 

 they were only seen occasionally. 



Oceanites oceanicus. — Only two of these birds were noted, and in 

 October, 191 3, one of these specimens was shot. We were told by 

 several fishermen that some eight or nine years ago these birds were 

 noted only in pairs, but were very numerous. 



Pufflnus sphenurus. — Noted January and February, absent March, 

 April, May, and June ; returning July, August, and October. During 

 these three months they are collected in thousands, following the 

 schools of porpoises. 



Pufflnus tenuirostris.— The observations of these are very similar 

 to the foregoing species, but in November and December they migrate 

 in thousands towards the south. 



Pufflnus assimilis. — These birds are first noted at the beginning of 

 July, and increase in numbers until November, when they are very 

 numerous. They begin to leave these shores in December ; they 

 appear to follow the track of the porpoises when they are feeding on 

 the vast shoals of pilchards. They make north at this time of the 

 year, 



(Estrelata leucoptera. — Only two of these birds have been noted, and 

 these were flying and feeding with the other Pufflnus specimens. 



Ossifraga gigantea. — Are first noted at the beginning of July, 

 August, to the first week in September, but it is only after very heavy 

 weather that they are seen. Immediately the seas go down these 



