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143. THALASSIDROMA MELANOGASTER. Gould. A.M. 
Stormy Petrel. 
Heap, neck, back, wings, and tail, dark brown; below, white, with a 
longitudinal brownish black band. 
eens Oroy Ba fos Ts ITD. 
Egg.—White ; length, 1:5 ; breadth, 1:25 (Layard). 
Both Islands, Indian Ocean. 
144. THALASSIDROMA NEREIS. Gould. Cy. M. 
Above, ash; head, brownish ash ; tail, ash, with a black tip; under 
surface, white. 
Od WW ores Bes Os WT. 29; 
Both Islands. 
PELECANID. 
All four toes connected together by a broad membrane ; throat, furnished 
with a pouch. 
Dysporus. Jlliger. 
BIL, strong, straight ; first and second quills the longest ; tail, graduated ; 
claw of middle toe, serrated ; hind claw, rudimentary. 
All parts of the world. 
145. *DYSPORUS PISCATOR. L. 
Red-legged Gannet. 
Burry white wings, blackish brown, washed with grey ; tail, brownish: 
grey, shafts, white ; legs and feet, vermillion. 
New Zealand (Peale). I have seen no specimens. 
Australia, Polynesia, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 
146, DYSPORUS SERRATOR. Banks. C.M.. 
Gannett. Takapu. 
Sula capensis. LicHr. 
Wuite, with the top and sides of the head, buff ; quills, and four middle 
tail feathers, black. 
Mego WoO Bio): 2 
Egg.—White stained with reddish brown ; length, 3-1 ; breadth, 1°85. 
Both Islands, Australia, Cape of Good Hope. 
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