BIRDS OF TASMANIA. 



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/ Himantopus leucocephalus, White-headed Stilt. 



Subfam ) Gould. 1,0-1 



HiMANTOPODiN^. ) Cladorhynchus pectorahs, Duous. Banded btilt. 



(. Recurvirostra rubricollis, Temm. Red-necked Avocet. 



Order Q-AVIiE. 



Family LARIDE— (8 species). 



'Sterna (Hydroprogne) caspia, Caspian Tern. 

 Pallas. 



^ Sterna poliocerca, Gould. Bass's Straits Tern. 



I Sterna frontalis, Gray. Black-billed Tern. 



1^ Sterna nereis, (?owZrf. White-faced Ternlet 



Larus (Gabianus) pacificus, Pacific Gull. 

 Latham . 



Subfam. 

 Sternin-*:. 



Subfam. 

 Larin^.. 



Subfam. 



Stercorariin-e. 



Antarctic Skua. 

 Richardson's Skua. 



Subfam. 



FULMARINE. 



Subfam. 



PUFFINIXE. 



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\ Larus Novae Hollandiae, Stephens. Little Gull. 



\ Meg'alestris Antarctica, Lesson. 

 ( Stercorarius crepidatus. Banks. 



Order TUBINARES. 



Family DIOMEDElDiE— (6 species). 



Diomedea exulans, Linn. Wandering A11)atross. 



Thalassogeron cautus, Gould. White-capped Alba- 

 tross. 



Thalassogeron cuhninat us, Ooz<W. Flat-billed Albatross. 



Diomedea melanophrys, Temm. Black-browed Alba- 

 tross. 



Thalassogeron ch]ororhynchus,Green-billed Alba- 

 Lath. tross. 



Phoebetria fuliginosa, Gmelin. Sooty Albatross. 



Family PUFFINID^*- (16 species). 



f Ossifraga gigantea, Gmelin. Giant Petrel. 



j Caption capensis, Linn. Cape Petrel. 



I Haloboena coerulea, Gmelin. Blue Petrel. 

 ■{ Prion desolatus (turtur), Banhs.Bove Prion. 



Prion ariel, Goidd. Fairy Prion. 



Prion Banksi, Sndth. Banks' Prion. 



^ Prion vittatus llliger. Broad-billed Prion. 



f Majaqueus equinoctialis, IJnn. 

 tPriofiniis cinereus, Gmelin. 

 Pterodroma macroptera, Smith 

 Pterodroma atlantica. Gould. 

 Pterodroma Solandri, Gould. 

 Q^strelata Lessoni, Gam. 

 CEstrelata leacoptera, Gould. 

 Puffinus tenuirostris, Brandt. 



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l^Princella glacialoides, Srtiith, 



Spectacled Petrel. 

 Grey Petrel. 

 Long-winged Petrel 

 Atlantic Petrel. 

 Solander's Petrel. 

 White-headed Petrel. 

 White-winged Petrel. 

 Short-tailed Petrel 



(Mutton Bird). 

 Silver-grey Petrel. 



* I have not included For.^ter's Petrel. I am not aware of it having been procured 

 in Tasmanian seas, 

 t Grey Petrel more suitable than " Brown."— ('' Vernacular List.") 



