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368. Procellaria leucorrhoa, Vieillot. Fork-tailed Petrel. 

 This species is stated by Favier to be of rare occurrence in the 



Straits. Those which he obtained were all found dead on the 

 sea shore after storms. He mentions picking up six in 1846, and 

 one in each of the years 1852, 1854, and 1858. 

 Is recorded from Malaga. 



Slate-black above, darker below ; upper tail-coverts white ; tail long, 

 deeply forked. Length 7 inches. 



369. Oceanites oceanicus (Kuhl). The Long-legged or 



Wilson's Petrel. 



This wide-ranging Petrel was obtained near Malaga by Fran- 

 cisco de los Rios. 



Sooty black, darkest below ; upper tail-coverts and sides of vent white ; 

 tail almost square ; hind toe absent. 



Legs \\ inches long and slender, covered with large scales ; toes black, 

 with the centre of the webs yellow. Length 1\ inches. 



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