STKKrORAlUIP.K TlIK SKIAS AND .1 AKCKUS — MKOAI.KSTIUS. ,')*J'.) 



Hab. l\>nsf,>> iiiul islaiu's of tho Xorth Atlantic, .hiilly uorth\v!»i\l. In Amoriin, south to 

 c>>;Uit of Now Kiijjhuiil (Xl.is'i.'ulmsctts ; sjhv in V. S. N;it. Miis.>. 



Sr. (.""UAli. Adult : rtvviiiliiii; oolor ilull linnviii^li, tlio inti'i-soajmljiiN, soitimlitrs. rtiul wiiij;- 

 lovorls stripi'il ii'utnillv wiili \K\\y limuinu'ii ; tViitlu-i-s of tlio head aiul luvk nmrkoil witli narrow 



mosial stn'rtks of tlio ^•alno ; lower i>avt:= luixod UHldisli oiimnmou ami i;ravish tin>wii. in ill (U-liniM 

 strii'i's laterally. Imt nearly \inifonn on llio liria^t anil aluloincn. Kcniij^'s, juiniary I'ovort.i, anil 

 alula- I'lMwnish ilusky, tlio former white l>a.<;illy ; this white ,Mnee >leil on the seeoiularies, but form- 

 ill;,' an extensive exposeil jiateh on the jnimariis. Tail nniform ilnsky hrowii. Hill iliisky ; iris 

 hiown ; loi^s aiiil feet Maek. Vi'mi;;; Heail, neek, aiiil lower parts niiit'orni ijrayish hrowii, tlit' 

 lewer surtaee tiii;:eil with einiiamon ; \\\\- 

 \M.'V jiarts darker m-ayish bivwii. lii,'litest on 

 the baik and lesser win;j;-eoverts, whel^' 

 Yii\ iiiilistiiietly spottisl with nisiy ein- 

 iiameii. I'lill anil feet brownish. 



Wii'i:, l.").7.'>-lt).l"> iiiehes (averaLre, 

 lo.iO') ; eulnien, -IM ; dei<th of bill 

 tlir..iij;h kise. .SO ; taisus. -J. 10 -J. TO 

 (■J..-'.-'^: nii.l.lle t.v. i.K.-i'..4.-. (-J.;!-.'). 

 (_riiive sjioeimeiis.') 



llaviii;,' si\ sjieeiniens befoiv ns for 

 ooiiiinirison, we fiiul the .\iitaivtie ivi>iv- 

 seiilative * of thi.s sjieeies to be easily ilis- 

 tir.,'iiisliable, the eolors Iviiiij appiviiatily 

 'lilhrent in all, ami the mea.siiremeiits 

 all miii'h j,'ivater. The .series in iiuestion 

 (:ivi ■■; the followiiii; as the ivsult.s of oatv- 

 I'li! iiieasnivnients : Wiiij;, U).0,"i-U! !H> 

 iiiv 111 s (avor;i),i', Iti.dS) ; eulnien, i.StV-d.M (:2.;i7) ; ilejith of bill thiMUgh Use, .1)5-1. IH> (.S)S) ; 



MfiMlatriif Aim. 



' MKDAi.isruis sKfv ANrAiicrioA. - Aiitaivtie Skua. 



l.intris iiiitiDYticii.i, l.Kss. Tniite, ISlU. liOti. 



Stcrooi^riux nntaivtii'ii.i. Honai". I'oiisp. II. 1S."iti, 'J07. 



Hiiyhiuiun tintan-lii-iis, C'n-V.>i. IV. .\e, Nat. Si'i. riiilail. ISlilt, V.'T 



Hiit'hiujiis iik-iiit, h. iinliiixtii'iis, Coi'ks, H, N W. I.sri, tlO.'i. 

 H'<h. Aiitaivtio ik'ite. 

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