212 SULID^:. - FREQATID^J. 



Snla sula (Linn.}. 



Sula fusca, Macgillivray, Voy. 'Rattlesnake? ii. p. 359 (1852). 



Sula fiber, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 507 (1865) ; Walker, Ibis, 



1392, p. 257. 

 Dysporus sula, Finsch 8f Hartl. Fauna Central- Poly n. p. 260, tab. iii. fig. 6 



(1867) ; Oates, Birds Brit. Burm. ii. p. 229 (1883). 

 Sula leucogaster, Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 1177 (1880) ; Baird, Brewer 8f 



Ridgw. Water-Birds N. Am. ii. p. 178 (1884) ; North, Nests $ Eggs 



Austr. Birds, p. 364 (1889); Seebohm, Birds Japan. Emp. p. 212 



(1890) ; Lister, P. Z. S. 1891, p. 294. 

 Sula sula, Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xxvi. p. 436 (1898) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. 



i. p. 237 (1899) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 236 (1899) ; von 



IJiering, Rev. Mus. Paulista, iv. p. 237 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests < 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 988 (1901). 



The eggs of the Brown Booby measure from 2-3 to 2'6 in length, 

 and from 1-55 to T76 in breadth. 



2. Ena, New Britain, 15th June. Crowley Bequest. 



1. North Australia (/". Macgillivray}. Voy. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' 



1. Bramble Cay, N. Australia, 16th Voy. H.M.S. ' Rattlesnake.' 



Dec. (J. M.}. 



1. Raine Island, N. Australia. J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P.]. 



1. Raine Island, 28th Aug. Gould Coll. 



1. Raine Island, 30th Aug. Gould Coll. 



1. West Coast of Australia. Old Collection. 



2. Bird Island, Australia. Gould Coll. 



4. Adele Island, N.W. Australia, The Admiralty [P.], 



2nd May (J. Walker). 

 1 . Torres Straits (J. Macgillivray : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.}. 



1. Heron Island, New Caledonia (E. Crowley Bequest. 



L. Layard: Tristram Coll.}. 



4. Chesterfield Island, New Caledonia Crowley Bequest. 

 (E. L. L. : Tristram Coll.}. 



2. Canton Island, Phoenix Group, Seebohm Coll. 



Pacific Ocean, 1st July (J. J. 



Lister}. 

 2. Sulphur Island, Bonin Group, Seebohm Coll. 



Japan (P. A. Hoist}. 

 1. Ascension Island, 8th April. Surgeon Comry, R.N. [P.]. 



Family FREGATID^E. 



The eggs of the Prigate-birds are either of an elliptical or of a 

 very blunt oval form. They are white, without any gloss, and of 

 a rather rough and chalky texture. 



Genus FKEGrATA, Briss. 

 Fregata aquila (Linn.}. 



Fregata aquila, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xciii. fig. 10 (1845-54) ; 

 Taylor, Ibis, 1859, p. 154 ; Salvin, Ibis, 1864, p. 374 ; Scl. $ Salv 

 Zool. ' Challenger ' Exped. ii. pt. viii. p. 117 (1880) j Scl. torn, cit 



