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THE ANIMALS OP NEW ZEALAND 



Bounty Islands, on the rocks. The nest is a compact cup-shaped 

 structure, about a foot in diameter and five inches high, made 

 entirely of feathers matted together with the droppings of the 

 bird. In structure the bill much resembles that of T. culminatus, 

 but the black membrane behind the nasal tubes is narrower, and 

 is sometimes even absent. 



iPlwlo. Ijii Mr. G. BiuldJe.) 



Mollyuiawk on AMug 



The MoUymawk — Toroa. 



Thalassarche melanophrys. 



White, with black band through the eye. Back and wings, brownish 

 black. The tail, dark grey. Bill, yellowish horn colour. Legs and feet, 

 yellow. There is no black membrane behind the nasal tubes. Length 

 of the wing, 20 inches; of the tarsus, 3.3 inches. Egg — White, with rufous 

 specks at the larger end; 4 inches in length. 



