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GENUS CYMODROMA. Basal phalanx of middle toe much flattened,, 

 equal to or longer than remaining joints and claw. 



667. C. melanogaster, Old. (Procellaria melanogaster, Sch. ; Thalassi- 



droma melanogaster, Old.), Black-bellied Storm-Petrel. 



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

 white. 



Total length, 8 in. ; bill, 0'9 in. ; wing, 7 in. ; tail, 3'2 in. 

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



668. C, grallaria, Vieill. (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, 0'8 in. ; wing, 6*5 in. ; tail, 2 '9 in. 

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



FAMILY PUFFINID^:. 



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. 



GENDS PUFFINUS. Tarsi distinct, compressed, and edge sharp. Nasal 

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

 slightly upwards. Beatrices twelve. 



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



Petrel. 



Tail long, cuneate ; entire plumage sooty-brown. 



Total length, 17 in. ; wing, 11 -6 in. ; tail, centre rectrices 5 in., 

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

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



670. P. leilCOmelas, 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. assimilis, Gld. (P. nugax, Solander), Allied Petrel. 



Tail rounded ; under surface white. 



Total length, 10'oin. ; wing, 7'4in. ; tail, central rectrix 2'7 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. 



Wing, 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 ; tarsus, 1'7 in. ; middle toe, 

 1*8 in. ; inner toe, 1*5 in. 



Hab. : Australian seas. 



