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PUFVINID^E. 



Genus HALOB-ffiNA, Is. Geoffr. 

 Halobaena caerulea (Gm.). 



Halobsena caerulea, Sliarpe, Phil. Trans. 168. p. 141 (1879); Saunders, 

 t. c. p. 165 (1879) ; Butter, Birds New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 214 

 (1888) ; Salvinj Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 431 (1896) ; Sliarpe, Hand-L 

 i. p. 127 (1899). 



The eggs of the Blue Petrel vary from a broad oval to an elliptical 

 form, and are smooth and often plain white. Some, however, are 

 marked with numerous very minute rufous dots over the greater 

 portion of the shell. They vary in size from 1-92 to 2 in length, 

 and from 1-45 to T57 in breadth. 



1. Kerguelen Island, 29th Oct. 



(A. E.Eaton}. 

 4. Kerguelen' Island, 24th Nov. 



(A.E.E.). 



Koyal Society [P.]. 

 Royal Society [P.]. 



Genus PRION, Lacep. 



The eggs of the Petrels of this genus are for the most part 

 elliptical in form, both ends of the eggs being quite similar. Occa- 

 sionally they are of a broad oval form and rarely spheroidal. 

 They are fairly smooth in texture, plain white and glossless. 



Prion vittatus (Gm.). 



Prion vittatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 474 (1865) ; Trovers, 

 Tr. N. Z. Inst. v. p. 220 (1872) ; flutter, Birds New Zeal 2nd ed. ii. 

 p. 212 (1888) ; Forbes, Ibis, 1893, p. 542 ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xxv. p.' 432 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-L \. p. 128 (1899). 



Prion australis, Potts, Ibis, 1873, p. 85. 



The eggs of the Broad-billed Petrel measure from 1-85 to 2-06 in 

 length, and from 1*35 to 1*45 in breadth. 



2. St. Paul's Island, Indian Ocean. 



3. St. Paul's Island, Jan. (/. Mac- 



yillivray). 



Gould Coll. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Herald.' 



Prion desolatus (Ghn-.). 



Prion turtur, Travers, Tr. N. Z. Inst. v. p. 220 (1872) ; flutter, Birds 

 New Zeal. 2nd ed. ii. p. 209 (1888) ; Le Souef, Ibis, 1895, p. 418. 



Prion desolatus, Sharpe, Phil Trans. 168. p. 137 (1879) ; Saunders, t. c. 

 p. 165 (1879) ; Salvin, Zool. ' Challenger' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 145 

 (1880) ; Scl t. c. p. 151 (1880) ; Salvin, Cat. Birds B. M. xxv. p. 434 

 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 128 (1899) ; Hall, Ibis, 1900, p. 29. 



The eggs of the Dove-Petrel measure from 1'8 to 2-05 in length, 

 and from 1'24 to 1'46 in breadth. 



21. Kerguelen Island. 

 4. Kerguelen Island, 29th Nov. 



(A.E.Eaton}. 

 1. Kerguelen Island, 13th Dec. 



(A. E. E.}. 



Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger. 

 Royal Society [P.]. 



Royal Society [P. . 



