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tradistinguished by Brandt and others from candidus 

 Briss. 



No. 1086, $. South Atlantic. H. F. Shepard, 1856. 



PROCELLARHD.E. 



DIOMEDEA EXULANS Linn. Wandering Albatross. Nu- 

 merous examples of this species, all from extra-limital 

 localities (No. 1134, and others). 



PHCEBETRIA FULIGINOSA Reich. Dusky Albatross. 

 Several specimens from extra-limital regions. 



[NoxK. In addition to the preceding species, I find several exam- 

 ples of D. culminata Gould, chiefly from Cape Horn. No. 1127 and 

 others. One of these is peculiarly interesting. The plumage indi- 

 cates it to be nearly mature ; but yet the bill is wholly pure black, 

 with only a slight brownish tinge along the sides of the inferior 

 maxillary ramus. There is not the slightest trace of yellow on the 

 culmen. This is the first example I have ever met with in this condi- 

 tion. The specimen is now in the Smithsonian Institution. This is 

 the species given by Audubon as D. " chlororhyncha," of which he 

 says his specimen was taken not far from the Columbia River.] 



Fulmarus glacialis Leach. Fulmar Petrel. A rare 

 winter visitant along the coast. (Peab., p. 383 ; Putn., 

 p. 231 ; All., p. 89. Omitted from Sam., 0. 0.). 



DAPTION CAPENSIS Steph. Pintado Petrel. Of this 

 species, usually accorded a place among North American 

 Birds, a specimen (No. 1142) is in the collection from 

 Cape Horn. 



PRIOFINUS CINEREUS Coues. Cinereous Petrel. (Not 

 the Atlantic " Cinereous Shearwater " which is the Puffi- 

 nus Kuhlii Boie. Not " Puffinus cinereus" of the earlier 

 American authors, which is P. major Faber, infra. See 

 my review .of the Procettariidce, Pr. A. N. S., Phila., 

 Apr. 1864, p. 119, for synonyrpes and relationships.) A 

 fine example of this species in the collection (No. 1145) 

 from Cape Horn. It is a very extensively distributed 

 species. 



Puffinus major Faber. Greater Shearwater. "Hag- 

 don." (Puffinus "cinereus" of the earlier local lists.) 

 Not uncommon off the coast, particularly in winter. 

 This is the most abundant species off tlje north-east coast 

 of America. (Omitted from 8am., O. 0.) 



No. 1141. Salem, Essex Co. J. A. Goldthwait, Sept;. 25, 1854. 



