No. in 
A 
Data Ca 
No. 
ook. 
349 688 
350 688 
351 686 
352-657 
353 = 
354 658 
355 = 
356 656 
mpbell’s No. of 
B Eggs. 
I 
I 
THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION, 
Same data as No. 348. Measures = 1°69 x 1°30. 
Ditto ditto. Measures = 1'77 X 1°32. 
BROAD-BILLED DOVE PETREL, 
Prion vittatus, Gmelin. 
Clutch of one egg, which was taken on Macquarie Island, south of New Zealand, during January 
of 1897. Many nests were found containing young birds, but very few eggs were obtained. This is 
the only egg I have handled of this splendid species during my years of collecting. I received it 
through the courtesy of the late Sir Walter Buller, K.C.M.G., of New Zealand. This rare specimen 
measures in inches = 1°85 x 1°37. 
PACIFIC GULL, 
Gabianus pacificus, Latham. 
Handsome clutch of 2 eggs, taken at the Bay of Shoals, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, by the 
late well known naturalist Samuel White, on the 12th of October, 1875. In his notes he says—“ The 
eggs were always two in number, and placed on a little seaweed.” Specimen A. measures = Zr 
2°05. Specimen B. measures = 2°80 x 2°09. 
BLACK-BACKED GULL, 
Larus dominicanus, Licht. 
(This is not recorded in A. J. Campbell's book, as it is not considered a true Australian species.) 
Beautiful clutch of 2 eggs, taken by Robert Hall, F.L.S., on Kerguelen Island in the South Seas, 
on the 16th of December, 1898. They are just as they were picked up from the nest, and have the flat 
paper-like seaweed (4/g@) adhering to them. They resemble very much the eggs of the Pacific Gull. 
Kerguelen Island lies in the Indian Ocean, about midway between the Cape of Good Hope and Aus- 
tralia, and was discovered by the French navigator, Kerguelen, in 1772. The island was visited by 
Captain Cook in 1777. Many birds breed on the island. Specimen A. measures in inches = 2°93 Xx 
198. Specimen B. measures = 2°90 x 2°01. 
GREAT SKUA GULL, 
Megalestris antarctica, Lesson. 
This rare egg was taken in Europe in June of 1892, by J. J. White. It measures = 2:90 x 201. 
This bird breeds on Macquarie Island, south of New Zealand, and it makes one wish that this find had 
been made nearer its home and breeding ground. 
GOULD'S SILVER GULL, 
Larus gouldt, Bonaparte. 
(No. 598 in Gould’s Handbook to the Birds of Australia.) 
Set of 2 eggs, taken on Sweers Island, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, by E. Drew, on the 
16th of October, 1897. These eggs are of a deep stone ground colour, and more rounded than those 
found south. The late J. Gould designated this northern form as different to the Silver Gull of the 
south, and I have thus considered it advisable to place this northern clutch (very dark) under his Zarus 
gouldt. One egg is larger and darker than the other. Specimen A. measures in inches = 2"15 x 
1°57. Specimen B. measures = 2’01 x 1°51. 
SILVER GULL, 
Larus nove-hollandia, Stephens. 
This beautiful clutch of 3 eggs was taken on Cat Island, Bass Straits by D. Le Souéf, on the roth 
of November, 1895. These eggs are larger and more pointed than those of the previous set, and the 
ground colouring is of a pale greyish-green. They measure as follows :—Specimen A, = 2°23 x 1°50. 
Specimen B. = 2°18 x 1°53. Specimen C. = 2°19 x 1°56. 
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