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Gencs — CYMODKOMA. — Basal phalanx of middle toe much flattened^ 

 equal to or longer than remaining joints and claw. 



667. C IlielailOgaster, Gld. (Procellaria melanogaster, Sch.; Thalassi- 



droma melanogaster, Gld.), Black-bellied Storm-Fetrel. 



Middle of abdomen sooty-black ; flanks and upper tail coverts 

 white. 



Total length, 8 in. ; bill, 9 in. ; wing, 7 in. ; tail, 3'2 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



668. C. gruUiiricl^ VieiU. (Procellaria grallaria, Vieill ; Thalassidroma 



leucogaster, Gld.), White-bellied Storm-Petrel. 



Black and white ; rump and inner under wing coverts white ; 

 abdomen wholly white. 



Total length, 7'4 in. ; bill, O'S in. ; wing, 6'5 in. ; tail, 29 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



FAMILY— PIT FFINID.^. 



Nostrils united exteriorly or nearly so above culmen ; first primary the 

 longest, or not shorter than the second. 



Sub-family — Puffinin^e. 



Sides of the palate without lamellae. 



Genos — PUFFINUS. — Tarsi distinct, compressed, and edge sharp. Nasal 

 tube low, both nostrils visible from above, directed forwards and 

 slightly upwards. Rectrices twelve. 



669. P. clllororliyilclllIS, Less. (P. sphenurus, Gld.), Wedge-tailed 



Petrel. 



Tail long, cuneate ; entire plumage sooty-brown. 



Total length, 17 in. ; wing, 11 '(i in. ; tail, centre reetrices 5 in,, 

 lateral rectrices 3 3 in. ; tarsus, 1'8 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



670. P. leilCOIUelas, Temm., White-fronted Petrel. 



Tail long, cuneate ; under surface white ; feathers of head, sides 

 of neck, and upper plumage generally sooty, edged conspicuously 

 with white. 



Hab. : 1, 2. 



671. p. assiinilis, Gld. (P. nugax, Solander), Allied Petrel. 



Tail rounded ; under surface white. 



Total length, 105 in. ; wing, 7"4iu. ; tail, central rectrix 27 in. 

 lateral rectrix 2 '6 in. ; bill, 1'4 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



672. P. carneipes, Gld., Fleshy-footed Petrel. 



Tail rounded ; plumage generally sooty ; bill and feet fleshy 

 colour. 



Total length, 19 in. ; wing, 12 5 in. ; tail, central rectrix 

 4*3 in., lateral rectrix 3*7 in. ; tarsus, 2*25 in. 

 Hab. : 9. 



673. P. griseilS. Lath., Sombre Petrel. 



Similar to P. carneipes, Gld. ; plumage generally sooty ; under 

 wing coverts ashy-white, with dark shafts ; bill dark. 



Wirg, 12 '5 in. and upwards ; central rectrices, 3"5 in. ; lateral 

 rectrices, 2 7 in. 



Hab. : Australian seas. 



674. P. gavia, Forster, Forster Petrel. 



Tail rounded ; under surface and under tail coverts pure white ; 

 axillaries sooty. 



Total length, about 12 in. ; wing, 8 in. ; central rectrices, 2'4 in.; 

 lateral rectrices, 2'3 in. ; bill, 1*9 in ; tai'sus, 1-7 in. ; middle toe, 

 I'S in. ; inner toe, 1"5 in. 



Hab. : Australian seas. 



