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gica); in the 37th S.L. (P. marina),' between 47 and 

 58 S.L. (P.ccerulea); in the 61st S.L. (P.antarclica.) 



5. The Tropic Birds (Phaeton) take their name 

 from their inhabiting the regions between the Tro- 

 pics : they do not extend beyond that limit, nor are 

 they numerous. 



6. Albatrosses (Diomedea) inhabit the seas of 

 the Frigid and Temperate Zones of both Hemi- 

 spheres. The Wandering Albatross (D. exulans) 

 is met with about Kamtchatka, at the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and near Patagonia. They are also found in 

 37 S.L. (D. spadicea), and in 47 s.-L. (D. fuliginosa). 



7. Pelicans (Pelecanus) spread over the zones of 

 both Hemispheres, and are found in fresh water as 

 well as in the sea. The White Pelican (P. onocro- 

 talus) inhabits the Northern, Temperate, and the 

 Torrid Zones. Species of this Order are met with in 

 Greenland, Iceland, Norway (P. cristatus) ; in Kamt- 

 chatka (P. violaceas); in Great Britain (P. graculus) ; 

 in Germany, where there are five kinds; in China 

 (P. piscatof) ; between the Tropics (P. aquilus} ; in 

 Jamaica, Barbadoes (P. fuscus) ; in the Philippines 

 (P. Philippensis) ; in Cayenne (P. fiber, P. parvus) ; 

 in New Zealand (P. ncevius, P. carunculatus, P. va- 

 rius) ; in Labrador (P. Magellanicus). 



8. Gulls (Larus) seem to be peculiar to the 



